Candle

In the 17 century drunken kids dig a 60metre tall candle into a sand cliff. 400 years later dumb tourists are paying good money to be taken to mavel at this wonder from the ancient peruvian world!!!! (Tom´s interpretation anyway)

Peru, Miraflores

April 13th 2007
We arrived in Lima late at night and took a taxi to our hotel in Mira Flores, the affluent area of Lima which had a more Mediterranean feel to it. As we drove through the city it was refreshing to smell the sea breeze coming off the Pacific which was in complete contrast to the polluted city air of Quito. Our first couple of days were spent checking out the area; the shopping malls (quite Amer ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

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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