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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]
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] Blog: Last stop..........Peru!
Date: May 8th 2008
So here we are; Peru. Last stop. Final Frontier. The end of an era. The closing chapter.....should I go on? It was a strange moment walking across our last border into Peru - which, inicidentially, is incredibly civilised compared to Bolivia. We stayed one night in a town called Puno, on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca. Its was a surprisingly pleasant little town, not that we saw that much of ... read more
Date: May 8th 2008
So here we are; Peru. Last stop. Final Frontier. The end of an era. The closing chapter.....should I go on? It was a strange moment walking across our last border into Peru - which, inicidentially, is incredibly civilised compared to Bolivia. We stayed one night in a town called Puno, on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca. Its was a surprisingly pleasant little town, not that we saw that much of ... read more
