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Day 18: Cusco to Puno

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May 16th 2011
Today we were again up early to leave Cusco at 6am to head to Puno. Was a 6 hour drive but we left earlyish incase of any road blocks. And as it happened about 20mins from Puno we got stopped by some crazy police who literally looked like they had stepped off a horse with stirrup pats and boots on haha! But no one really understood why they were stopping us andthey were trying to make us pay $200U ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno

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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