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Cuzco

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July 24th 2017
Monday In the morning we had a tour of the city of Cuzco, seeing the remains of Inca Temples which the Spanish, after conquering, built their churches over. Some of these remains were in the San Domingo Monastery and were only discovered after the earthquake in 1950. We visited the colonial church in San Blas which housed an amazing pulpit carved in one piece from a single cedar tree cut from a ... read more

South America » Peru » 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