Inside the Temple of the Sun

Truijillo

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May 14th 2007
We decided to do day bus trips from now. The night trip to Cuzco still haunts us. We caught a regular bus from Lima to Trujillo and were 2 of only five that started the trip. More people got on along the way, but we were the only English speakers. The bus driver gave us 2 seats each at the front of the bus so that we would spread out and have a window each and a good view. As more people got ... read more

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Trujillo

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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