Northern Peruvian Coast

Peru Reconquistado y Chile

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November 22nd 2009
In late October I met up with two friends. Mark has been living in Buenos Aires for the past year and was traveling North making his way back to the US. His girlfriend Sarah got time off of work to come down and meet us. The three of us booked a trip on the Inca Trail some time in July. I was still in Costa Rica and up until then had not made any plans this far in advance, but being in P ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco

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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