Someone please think of the children

Chupaca Chupaca Chupaaaaaca

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May 31st 2010
(Excuse my Spanish, I know it is bad) The medical centre was actually in Chupaca, not Huancayo as we originally thought. It was a 30 minute ride in a combi-bus, which we caught just outside where we lived. The bus ride was often cramped, with many people piling on, like it was some sort of clown car. It would take a set route, but would stop anywhere, and a person would hang out the open doo ... read more

South America » Peru » Junin

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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