Miraflores shopping centre

Lima!

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August 1st 2007
When we arrived in Peru after flying from Panama City, we landed in Lima. Here we spent about three or four days (our minds have become a bit hazy now!). To be honest, Lima wasn´t our favourite place! Luckily we were staying in a district called Miraflores, which is just outside of the city centre. We say lucky as we felt pretty unsafe when we were in the centre! Lima is a huge, busy and noisy ... 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