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Knocking on Heaven´s Condor

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December 4th 2006
After the chilling heights of Cusco we headed down to the east of Peru to the Nasca desert in search of more Inca history. We were there to see the famous Nasca Lines. They consist of a number of animal shapes such as a monkey, hummingbird and condor as well as hundreds of lines and trapezoids which are scored into the dry ground, and cover an area of 400 square miles. The lines are dated back to ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca » Nazca Lines

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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