Cacti and Rob

Beach Life on Peru's Northern Coast

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February 11th 2007
It's been a while and may not have been, but we had some technical difficulties and lost all our pictures about a week ago. The end result is no pictures of Mancora, where we spent a week and a half learning to surf and browning our bodies. Mancora had a beautiful beach and the water was warm. The waves were a little crowded, but the surf was great. The town consisted of one drag that was als ... read more

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Trujillo

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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