Twilight over Plaza de Armas

Finally the Peru I was expecting

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November 20th 2004
Before we headed off from Aus, both Lundy and I were expecting to find Peru as you see it in the photos. Kind of along the lines of Incan descendents wearing lots of colourful clothing, seeing some high mountains, and of course loads of Colombian architecture. Thus far we had seen very little, until we got to Arequipa. This place could very easily be uprooted and stuck somewhere in southern Eur ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa

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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