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Hostal Quipu Cusco

Calle Fierro 495 Cusco, Peru

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Good times in the city of the Incas

A travel blog entry by jiewu

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Cuzco deserves its plaudits. It sits nestled in a valley surrounded by lush green hils (one of which proclaims 'Viva Peru' in letters goodness knows how high) and it has retained a lot of its colonial charm, especially in the old town area. We were staying in a classically laid-out old townhouse that fronted onto the street but had an open central …

Two big tourist attractions: Salt and crop circles

A travel blog entry by kiwimumsie

Well after getting back from Machu Picchu, we spent a final night in Ollantaytambo. In the afternoon we comandeered a taxi (and driver) for 70 soles to take us out to the Maras salt pans and Moray ruins.

The salt pans were really interesting. There is a salt water spring that wells out of the mountain side. For hundreds of years the …

Church and cuy in Cusco

A travel blog entry by kiwimumsie

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Cusco is the town in Peru that tourists swarm to. It's the jumping off point for Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail. It was also the capital of the Inca empire, so is rich in remnants of their architecture, and the spanish built some impressives churches, too, on the top of it. I'm going to say this really, really quietly...I didn't much like it.

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Last day in Cusco

A travel blog entry by dixongarnett

... so saw different scenery. Mountains, villages, people going about their day.
We arrived in Cusco at 2 and were glad to get back to our hotel. We went for a walk and bought some last minute souvenirs. We had dinner at a funky art and food restaurant and played scrabble while we waited.
We had to repack all our stuff to fit into our suitcases and then we headed off to bed. ...

Cusco and Maccu Picchu

A travel blog entry by katrinawm

... Friday I visited the Cathedral in the main square. It was really interesting to learn about how the Spanish incorporated elements from the Inka culture to try and convert them to catholicism. There were lots of interesting Saints as well including a saint who women pray to when they want to find a husband and then a few days later a paper appears with the name and address of a man for them. Then on the other side of the church, hidden away, is a saint that married ...

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