Waterfall in the Selva

La Selva

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October 2nd 2006
Buenos dias a todos! This past weekend, I went to "La Selva". The translation is "jungle" or "forrest", I think. I didn't refer to any sort of dictionary so feel free to correct me if I am wrong. At any rate, it was something else. It was probably the most dangerous thing that I have ever done. It is important though to add that I didn't enter the DEEP jungle. I guess you could say that I w ... 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