Cusco

A monastry was built upon the ruins of an Inca Palace. The Inca's built doors and windows slightly with a wider base than top. When eathquakes have occurred it is the Spanish construction that collapes not that of the Inca's

Cusco Peru -- January 2012

March 26th 2012
Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire and the oldest continously inhabited city in the Americas. It was founded in the 1200's and amazed the Spanish with its spendor when they arrived in 1535. We took the plane from Lima to Cusco and the sudden 11,000+ change in altitude had us dragging on the day of our arrival but with each passing day our energy level increased as we got use to the thi ... 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

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