Ammi on our Tour Boat

Pisco

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September 4th 2008
We jumped on a bus with our new found friends, Chris and Marina. The bus ride from Lima to Pisco was a little eye opening. Shanty-towns lined the hillsides facing the ocean. The people would get off the bus and have to hike up a half mile long stair case to get to their houses, which were made of sheet metal or interlaced bamboo. The town of Pisco is small, roughly 50,000 people. At first ... read more

South America » Peru

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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