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Everything Peruvian is new again

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January 17th 2008
Over the weekend I was walking around town and some men invited me over to sit with them. “Hey gringo” was the delivery they used, very friendly of course, and I sat down. They were drinking a fabulous looking drink made of ice called a raspardilla, Peruvian snow cone. The man making the snow cones had a massive block of ice, maybe ten pounds, that he shaved the pieces off of right in front ... read more

South America » Peru » Lambayeque

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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