The amazing sunset from Loki del Mar, Mancora

A long journey of overnight buses from Guayaquil to Lima

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December 1st 2011
After touching down safely into Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, we had a few hours to kill before our late afternoon bus across the border into Peru. Claire and I decided to explore the downtown and after stashing our bags with the bus company at the terminal we were in a taxi and on our way. The taxi experience within itself was a bit nerve racking as on our previous one night stay in Guaya ... read more

South America » Peru

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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