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South America, Day 10: Cusco, Peru

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August 7th 2014
This morning we got up early and visited the Sillustani ruins which has many large towers made by the Incas to offer sacrifices in. It is surrounded by a beautiful lake with magnificent views, it is an amazing place and they still don't know how the Incas got all of the stones up to the top of the hill to make these sacrificing towers. From there we headed to Cusco where we spent most of our day t ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » 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