Plaza San Martin

Lima

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November 21st 2011
Lima, Peru´s capital city (population 7.6million) is situated on the coast line but is a very different costal city to the likes of Rio where I started my travels. Lima is an interesting city….old beautiful buildings and plaza´s, high rise bank buildings and run down suburbs that know one is interested in, plus archeological sites (I am starting to discover that Peru has many ruins and I haven ... 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