Church in Lima

Our summer vacation in Peru part I

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October 31st 2008
Pyramids, penguins and ruins This year we spent our summer vacation in South America. We spent most of the time in Peru but we were also a few days in Bolivia. We had a lot of fun there and we are now going to write about that. In fact we had so much fun that we have to write not one but two entries on the blog to include it all. We first arrived in Lima, the capital of Peru. There ... 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