Corpus Christi Parade

Day 8 Amazonas to Cusco

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June 6th 2013
Woken early by screaming monkeys outside our room. Left the Lodge at 8am for the 2 hrs canor ride back to Peuto Maldonado. Went back to the centre collected our bags and then caught the plane to Cusco. Had lunch in a place where we tried guinea pig and Alpaca. The Alpaca was good however the guinea pig wasn´t anything great. Went back to the main square where they were having a parade for Corpus ... 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