Arequipa
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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 ... [read more] Blog: Lima & Arequipa Date: September 6th 2007
I arrived in Lima, my first stop, after after a 12hr flight from Madrid, at 6pm local time (1am CET), and went straight to the 'The Point' hostel.
The taxi drive there, was, shall we say... interesting, and a little hair-raising. The Limans don't seem to think much of traffic rules. Upon arrival, I was quite tired to say the least, so had a few nightcaps in the 'Pointless Bar' and had a goods ni
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