Sea lion on Islas Ballestas

Peru Parte Una - Lima to Arequipa

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June 11th 2006
Hola Gringos! Here's our first of 4 blog entries for Peru... We flew from LAX to Lima 5 weeks ago into complete culture shock! Lima, we decided, is not a nice place! Smelly, polluted, and very loud….the constant beeping of the taxis really gets to you after a while (well, it got to me...) and the driving has to be seen to be believed. After a couple of days planning in Lima, we were rel ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

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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