Ballestas Islands - snoozing!

Highlights of Peru so far

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July 23rd 2006
What an amazing country. Peru is everything I imagined and more. The only shock was I hadn't expected quite so musch desert! A great opportunity to try a new sport though. Sandboarding is very similar to snowboarding - but harder. Most of us resorted to lying on our fronts and heading head first down the mountainous sand dunes. Not really the best of positions when you have hip bones so close to t ... 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