miraflores, pacific ocean

we made it to peru

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February 6th 2009
hello from peru.... So after a long uncomfortable flight we made it to lima, peru. First thing we noticed was how humid it was, even at 7am. our hostel was in a suburb of lima, miraflores. which is the nice area. kind of like the malibu of LA, or the south beach of miami maybe. anyway we were 1 block from the ocean. they had a nice walking area along the ocean. although its 100meters above the a ... 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