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Peruvian  Flag 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]
Blog: Northern Peru - There is Desert? Unexpected!
Date: July 21st 2009

Chiclayo and Sipan

Leaving the beauty of Ecuador I was extremely suprised to realise that Peru consists of a lot of desert. Hours and hours and hours of it, between the coast and the Andes. With Peru being so large, and with long bus trips the norm, I was suddenly a little doubtful of how I would pass the time without the views I had been used to. With a few overnights planned to stretch ... read more







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