Soccer on the Beach

Miraflores - Day 2

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January 2nd 2009
I head out looking for a museum and get lost. So much for my great sense of direction. Didn't I have this problem in New York? I see this huge site full of sand and walk around it. Luckily there is a tourist information booth there. I walk up and try my very best (really bad) Spanish on the guy standing behind the counter. I tell him in Spanish that I can't speak Spanish and he thinks I'm telling ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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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