Clay Tennis Courts

Rest Day

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January 4th 2009
I take it really easy today as I'm off for Nazca tomorrow by bus. I paid for a first class ticket. Maybe next time I will get a second class ticket to see if there is a difference between the classes. It's very hot and I only spend one hour down on the beach before I head back to the hostel. Yes, I actually made it down to the beach. I was going to go surfing here in Miraflores but the water looks ... read more

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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