Beach at Isla Contadora

ISLA CONTADORA/PANAMA CITY/PERU

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May 8th 2009
Isla Contadora is a small island off the pacific coast of Panama. It is toughted as the Hamptons of Panama so we decided to book our last 4 days there beacuse it would be the last beach we see until Rio. Luckily rainy season had just officially started, although it had yet to rain, so the hotel was 50% off and still about twice what we were used to paying. Let me cut right to the chase, do not was ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco

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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