A train graveyard !

Oh no - it is time to go back home...

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January 26th 2008
I can hardly believe it - my 5 months of travelling is coming to an end !!! Where does time fly ? I am currently enjoying summer heat in sunny Lima (almost 30 degrees). I like it here, and apart from staying in a 6 bed dorm at a hostel I have felt less like a backpacker the last days... Went for a manicure / pedicure, paraglided off the cliffs at the beach (wow), had Chai tea Latte at Starbucks (y ... 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