Santa Catalina Monastery, Arequipa

South America so Far!

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February 15th 2008
Hola Amigos! Well we arrived safely in Santiago in Chile where we spent a couple of days sight seeing and getting over our jetlag before flying up to Lima in Peru. We found a really nice area of the city to stay in called Miraflores. We spent a few days here exploring some Inca ruins and appreciating the Spanish architecture of the Plaza de Armas. The Cathedral and surroundings buildings were b ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more