Main square at Chan Chan´s Tschudi Palace

May 28th 2006
Travelling north along the coast from Lima we stopped in a couple of beachside towns for some more history lessons and some beach chilling (including more surfing!) First stop was Huanchaco, a beach town close to the bigger city of Trujillo. Here the traditional rotara (reed boats) are used by the fisherman to paddle out beyond the waves to fish and then surf back in with their catch. I used a mo ... 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

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Elizabeth Southey

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I have been working non-stop since leaving university and last February I felt I had got to the point where I could buy a house and settle down or I could travel the world and mix-it-up globally...it was a tough decision. While I have travelled quite a bit with my job and on holiday (Europe and the US), I felt I had never really got out there and seen stuff. Consequently, I am taking a 6-month sabbatical from work, starting in Jan 2006, and will be travelling to Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador (and fingers crossed, the Galapagos Islands).... full info

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