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Happy Birthday

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February 6th 2008
Monday was my birthday. In Peru, it turns out, you dont have to work on your birthday, so I had the day off. I had heard of a little place called Puerto Eten so I went. Actually I went to the town of Eten first and had to make my way about 5 miles to where the port town was. So I got in a mototaxi and told the driver to take me to Puerto Eten and off we went. Down a dirt road that opened up ... 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