Hotel Las Americas

Peru Day 1/2

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September 19th 2007
18th/19th September Our trip started with an early morning flight from Manchester to Amsterdam, where were we were given "fastlane" security to avoid any queues. Apart from a slight delay in landing at Schippol due to adverse weather conditions, we landed with enough time to make it to our connection to Lima. Despite the 12 hour duration, the actual flight wasn´t too bad, and we even had a sp ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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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