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Arequipa and Colca Canyon

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December 8th 2010
Arequipa and Colca Canyon One twelve hour luxury bus trip later, myself and an AMAZING (they might read this) bunch of Sydneysiders who i´d met in Cusco at Home Sweet Home touched base in Arequipa. I´d heard mixed reviews about the city, but other than not being too happy about getting thrown back into the desert after a too-short stay in the jungle, i was really impressed. It seemed i ... read more

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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