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New Years in Huancavelica

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January 6th 2010
Hey Everybody, I finally got my pictures uploaded from my camera, so I am going to post a bunch on here. For New Years here I had a huge Thanksgiving like dinner here on New Years Eve with turkey and Paneton and a little wine and hot chocolate. I guess it was a typical thing. Then we hung out and the priests sang some songs in Spanish that I didn't know. I shattered my record of eating dinne ... read more

South America » Peru » Huancavelica » Huancavelica

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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