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Market at Urubamba

Potatoes. Potatoes. More potatoes. Did I mention that Peru has nearly 4000 different types of potatoes?
Peru Day 2: Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, and Pisac

November 19th 2014
We had a full day today. The day started at 8:00 am with a weaving demonstration. The woman that led the demonstration was hilarious, if you just understood a smidge of Spanish. It was actually interesting how they weave the cloth by hand, using natural dyes and even natural soap (a tuber that grows in the Andes). At 9:00 AM we were on the road to our first stop, Urubamba. We stopped by th ... read more
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Peruvian Flag 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
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