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Father's Day Fiesta

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June 16th 2006
School began conventionally. We did time & routines with 2A, which was good fun. Then Luci & I were given a heap of invites for the male teachers. Could we find them all? No chance. It took us ages to track them down (because, of course, the majority weren't in classes teaching!). The ceremony was supposed to start at 11, however, in true Peruvian style, the power was out. However, we couldn't t ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley

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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