arequipa plaza san francisco

more bus rides and sketchy locals

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November 24th 2007
We´ve just arrived in Peru, well actually we´ve been in Peru a while but just got off the bus bout 7-8hrs ago. Our 2nd border crossing involved a night bus to Arica, taking a colectivo taxi and once we were over getting a bus to Arequipa. Except i was too wasted from the trip to bother spanishing a good deal and we got ripped off on the bus here. the bus was filled with locals and the aduana pol ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa » 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 1... ... read more