Peru!

Lima: The City of Grey

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July 11th 2010
So I apologize now for my delayed updates...adventuring has impeded my blogging opportunities. In order to catch up I am quoting some of Sim´s blog so you know what we did--the pictures really speak for themselves... We arrived in Lima at around noon on Saturday the 10th. We tried to call our couch surfing host but didn´t have much success (realized later that we wrote the number down wrong). ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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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