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From up high to down low to up high again!

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October 3rd 2008
We are in Peru now, getting geared up for the Machu Picchu trek, but before that we thought we'd put some training time in by going down the Colca Canyon via a quick pit stop to see the Nazca Lines. Nazca, the town itself doesn´t have a lot going for it but the Nazca lines drawn in desert by the Nazca people a ouple of thousand years ago remain a draw card. The best way to see these ancient dr ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon

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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