Kissing couple

Arequipa and the Colca Canyon

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May 17th 2009
12th April 2009 After the luxury of the tour hotels it was back to hostels for us! We spent some time in the morning finding and moving our stuff into a hostel, fortunately finding one just around the corner from the hotel. As we were moving on the next day it was then into the centre to buy our bus tickets, but lunch first! Next stop Arequipa. Back in the nicer part of Lima (Miraflores) ... 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