Made It... Photo 2

Made It...

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July 29th 2008
Finally made it to Arequipa! It took us 11 hours on an overnight bus which wasn´t as bad as we thought it would be. We arrived around 8 am and took a taxi to out hostel w/ a girl from our last hostel. It seems that everyone we meet is moving in the same direction, we have run into alot of the same people which is quite nice. Anyway we are staying at Hostel Bothy which is nice and has a gre ... 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