Peru - Cusco, Machu Picchu, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, the coast and the Cordillera Blanca
June 20th 2014 Having spent a very relaxing few days on Isla del Sol, we felt we had seen the best of Bolivian Lake Titacaca and headed for Peru. We decided to go straight to Cusco, capital of the Inca empire and nowadays tourist Mecca. The journey involved a very long and very slow, bus ride (during which we were subjected to both Home Alone films dubbed into spanish and played ear piercingly loud). Despite thi
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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 
