Dusk

Andahuaylas to Ayachucho

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December 6th 2006
We´ve arrived. Ayachucho, where the streets are paved with..., well paved! And is my bottom glad about that. I arrived in a bit of a hurry as it happened, convinced I was about to start frothing at the mouth following an earlier attack by a rather over excited canine acquatance I´d had the miss fortunte to have been biten into by, earlier. Having got somewhat accustomed to dogs of various sizes ... read more

South America » Peru » Ayacucho

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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