Masa and Jen in Arequipa

So Long Arequipa

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July 28th 2006
Arequipa and the vicinity were good to us for nearly three weeks, especially coming back from Puno, all that good oxygen in the air and a sun that actually seemed to warm things up... but it was time to be off. We needed to make it back to Lima before the Independence Holiday of the 28th of July. We´re told that during the days around the holiday prices double or triple on transportation and ac ... 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