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Getting ready for the Inca trail, Coca tea, Cuy and Alpaca

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August 28th 2013
So after another VIP night bus with Cruz del sur, we arrived in the city of Cusco. The bus journey was fine and we got a taxi to our hostel for the next 3 nights while we acclimatise to the altitude before our Inca trek. The first day we took a slow walk around the town, it seems very nice. We seem to both be coping ok with the altitude, just a little out of breath when walking up a hill. Fo ... 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