Saltado y Jenga

No alpaca tonight, just beef. We stopped in a shop on the way home that had a vicuña cape for nearly $4k. Apparently they don't grow fur quickly. Back in ancient times, people would chase them down, pluck their fur and release them, naked into the wild. There they could roam unmolested until someone spotted that they had grown thir coat back.

Day 2: Traveling to Cusco

October 21st 2014
Geo: -12.1428, -77.0195Our plane was scheduled for 2pm and the front desk recommended that we get a taxi at 11am so we had a little time this morning before flying to Cusco. We packed up and left our luggage at the front desk and took a taxi over to the Inca Market area in Miraflores. Both Silvias said it is a very good place to get souvenirs. We got there a little before 10 and the shops were j ... 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

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