Pachacamac

Pachacamac

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January 5th 2010
Today was the last day of clinic in Lima. We had thought about going, but the night before everyone said it ran smoothly and wasn't enough for everyone to do, so we decided not to go. Adam's dad was feeling better so he finally got to go to the clinic. Instead the four of us, plus Meropi went to Pachacamac, which is about 40km southeast of Lima. Since there were five of us we got a really ni ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

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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