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Nazca to Puno

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January 6th 2014
Up with the sun to get going and then the breakfast guy was late. Next stop was to be Nazca the place of the famous Nazca lines, loads of figures made on the ground, but that are only visible from the air. Leaving Lima and going a bit inland made the temperatures climb up to a good 35 C or so, so back to sweating, but no sand storms at least. I had a lunch stop, quite tasty one for next to nothi ... 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