View from plane

Lima - Cuzco

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January 22nd 2007
We transfered early to the airport this morning. The bus took us through the coastal road of Lima. Basicallt Lima sits on top of a cliff - of which looks very unstable as it seems to be made up of mainly shingley stones. We flew out with LAN Peru (which is acctually Chilean but in Peru they´ve added the "Peru" bit to make Peruvians feel better about flying with their arch rivals.) Its a real ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco

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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