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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]
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] Blog: Lima and Nazca Lines
Date: November 12th 2010
Mon 8 Nov – Lima, Peru No problem with the flight from Quito to Lima but got ripped off by the taxi driver to the B&B. He charged us 35USD and it should have been about half that. Luckily we had an idea that we were being overcharged so I refused to tip him, even though he had the audacity to actually ask for one! The B&B, named Second Home Peru, was outside of the centre of Lima ... read more
Date: November 12th 2010
Mon 8 Nov – Lima, Peru No problem with the flight from Quito to Lima but got ripped off by the taxi driver to the B&B. He charged us 35USD and it should have been about half that. Luckily we had an idea that we were being overcharged so I refused to tip him, even though he had the audacity to actually ask for one! The B&B, named Second Home Peru, was outside of the centre of Lima ... read more
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