La Paz, utterly bonkers city!

Its the highest capital in the world, andis built in a bowl with shanty towns covering every inch of the surrounding hills. Its not a city so much as one big market. Old women in colourful clothes place a rug on the pavement and sell anything from lama foetuses to batteries. I was even approached by a shoeshine boy asking me if I wanted my shoes cleaning. I was wearing flip flops at the time........

Chile to Peru - lots of pics

August 25th 2006
Couldn't be bothered to write lots so thought I'd send some pictures with captions on instead. Would have done it before but my camera broke and it took me ages to find a digital camera shop! I'm in Cuzco at the moment and hopefully heading to the Nazcar lines then sandboarding in Huacachina next before spending a few days in Galapagos. After that I come back to England for a couple of week ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco

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

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