Jose the hairless dog

Day 2

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June 29th 2007
After a good first night's sleep in South America, we were the first and only people up for breakfast at 7:30am. Ollie had fried eggs and I had scrambled egg and bacon with coca tea. We then took a clapped out stock car, (taxi,) driven by Raul to Huaca Pucllana an ancient adobe pyramid built entirely by hand from mud bricks. Alex was our personal guide to the site built around AD200. Two-thirds ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

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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