Chocolate making

Last day in Cusco!

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February 17th 2012
Up at 7.30 am and down for breakfast at 8.00 am. Took 5 and a half kilos of washing in to the launderette two doors up from the hotel, got our blog up to date for the last two days and walked over to the Chocolate Museum for our chocolate making course. An assistant was assigned to us and she first explained the chocolate tree and how the beans are harvested. Then onto the good stuff! We were ... read more

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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