Taxi and mototaxi in Piura

Every where we go, we always take the (rainy) weather with us

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September 25th 2007
Hi again, This entry is already completely Peruvian. As I wrote last time, we crossed the border to Peru in a bus last Monday. Our first destination (with the said bus) was Piura, a medium size city in the northern coast area of Peru (but not exactly on the shore). Apparently the northern coast of Peru is a flat desert that looks a bit like the northern part of the Negev (Piura = Beer Sheva). O ... read more

South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz

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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