Burial Chamber

Sipan

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July 6th 2006
Early 8am bus to Chiclayo and meet the taxi driver so he waits with me to make sure I get the right one. Arrive in Chiclayo about 12 and want to visit Sipan and the museum and leave that evening. Once again the buses don´t allow this as the timing is wrong so the taxi driver offers me the trip. First we go to Sipan along a very bumpy road so it takes an hour to get there and seems very close to w ... read more

South America » Peru » Lambayeque » Chiclayo

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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