Crossing the tree bridge

New Hogar Belen

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January 20th 2008
January 20, 2008 - Moquegua, Peru Well, I finally made it to the new site of the orphanage. Like I said before, the first one was a lot nicer, but is now unstable due to the 2001 earthquakes. Arriving there was not a walk in the park, let me tell you. There is a small river between the road and the path to Hogar Belen. Normally this could be driven over with a truck or car. But this week the ... read more

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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