Approaching Chivay

Dash for Cabanaconde

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September 1st 2008
Edison has instructed me to be in the Hotel Asturias lobby promptly lobby at 9:45. Like some kid actually excited about summer camp or someone strangely curious about what it would feel like to have a toe amputed without anesthesia, or to not be able to breath in an amount of air sufficient to keep the body comfortably upright, I'm up early packed and ready for this trek in the Andean highlands. ... 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