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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: Mishaps around Leimebamba-Chachapoyas
Date: October 6th 2006
OK, a confession: on that last trek I lacked a good topo map. But it really wasn´t that big of a deal since I had GPS, only got lost a couple of times, asked for lots of directions, and was traveling through a well-settled area... Besides, there are other gringos down here doing crazier things...read on. From Cajamarca I caught a local bus to Celendin, and promptly missed the twice-weekly bu ... read more
Date: October 6th 2006
OK, a confession: on that last trek I lacked a good topo map. But it really wasn´t that big of a deal since I had GPS, only got lost a couple of times, asked for lots of directions, and was traveling through a well-settled area... Besides, there are other gringos down here doing crazier things...read on. From Cajamarca I caught a local bus to Celendin, and promptly missed the twice-weekly bu ... read more
