Getting ready to leave Cusco

Robber strikes as we leave Cusco

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April 3rd 2013
After a great four days in Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, we are bitter about an opportunist Theif that made off with Straymono's man bag, as we were loading the motos right outside the Eco Inn Hotel. He put his bag on his moto and was distracted momentarily and this bloody low life whipped his bag away. We were a few blocks from the hotel when it dawned on him that he was missing ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco

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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