Chinchero

Chinchero, Ollantaytambo, Pisac, Parasites and more.

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January 6th 2010
We had an early flight to Cusco, so we all had to be up nice and early. We had taken high altitude pills, and a bunch of us weren't feeling so good. Steve got sick on the plane and wasn't feeling good when we got to Cusco. He decided to stay at the hotel and rest while the rest of us got on the bus to visit some ruins. Our first stop was Chinchero, a small Andean Indian village that had some ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more