Last night @ the Loki

Freezing cold Cusco

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January 11th 2013
After my plans to head south after New Years suddenly changed and I had a week to kill before meeting up with friends in Buenos Aires I decided to high tail it up to Cusco to catch up with a friend that I made earlier on in my travels. Flying direct from Santiago to Cusco was going to cost a fortune so I decided to fly from Santiago to Arica which is the most northern town of Chile, cross the boar ... 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