Me with my board

A whole lot of Sand: Southern Peru

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March 25th 2008
Happy Birthday to me My birthday "day" actually started at 4am in Cusco when mum proceeded to call me to wish me Happy Birthday, forgetting that there was a five hour time difference! Never mind, I had to get up early anways as we had a 10 hour journey to Arequipa ahead of us. So after a quick bacon baguette brekkie to take-away, we left the hotel and headed back to Swampy, who´d had ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Arequipa

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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