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Santiago, Atacama Desert & Peru

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April 21st 2006
Well we spent a full day in Santiago, basically doing a blitz sightseeing tour of the city, laundry and even a movie. I spoke of Santiago briefly in my last blog entry, but we had not fully explored the whole area at that point so I will add a bit more information regarding what we saw. We visited the presidential palace, and managed to catch a glimpse of their troops putting on some kind of nat ... 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