One Foot on Both Sides of the World

The World's Most Dangerous Border Crossing

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February 18th 2008
We flew to Lima on valentine´s night. One way to measure how good a time you've had in Lima is to count the number of credit cards and bags that are missing at the end. Not known for it's safety (most hotels send a designated driver to the airport to pick guests up directly) - ours didn't of course - we locked our taxi doors and headed to our gated hostal. We only had a few hours to see Lima th ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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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