traditional Inca clothes making

Peru so Far!

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April 22nd 2012
So, after a quick flight from Lima to Cusco (landing in between mountains, surrounded by houses around the runway might I add!) we prepared ourselves for the onset of altitude... Roll on tingly fingers, toes and noses and radpido breathing! We were met by GAP adventures rep at airport, where they sold oxygen by the can... Then we headed to our hotel with members of our Inca Trail group who seem ... 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