Toñito

Much needed update

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June 20th 2006
Sorry! Top Five Most Interesting Experiences so far: 5. Riding in cambis. In case you don’t know, cambis are the hundred-thousand little vans that buzz around the streets of Lima taking peoples’ money and getting them from place to place. Each cambi has it’s own little man sticking his entire upper body out the window, shouting and pointing at at anybody who is not already in a cambi, begg ... 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