S. America Pt. 2 Photo 3

S. America Pt. 2

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July 24th 2008
Back in S. America but this time w my brother Nick. We arrived in Lima on July 21 but unfortunatly his back didn´t arrive until the following day! We stayed in an area called Barranco at the Barranco Backpackers Inn. Very nice place, clean, great help w getting back his bag. We met a few people from the US, Spain and Canada. Randomly we ran into a kid from Oregon at on of the church/museums ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Barranco

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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