View from the pub balcony

Day 1 in Cusco

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March 12th 2018
So the flight to Lima landed early last night about 10.40pm. We had to collect our luggage even though we were lying through on a connecting flight to Cusco at am. We managed to get totally lost in the small airport which was surprisingly busy at that time of night. People were shouting taxi? Taxi? At us whilst we were trying to find our way to the airport hotel without getting out outside. We fou ... 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