Mount Misti

5. Medical adventures - Arequipa, Peru

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July 7th 2009
This isn’t much of a travel story; it’s more about how grateful and lucky I am to have so many caring people in my life, and how glad I am to have taken out travel insurance. I will try to keep it short, but the details and dramas surrounding many of the situations, particularly at the hospital in Peru, made it anything but quick. My wonderful friend Jayne, and I arrived in Arequipa and spen ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa

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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