Typìcal taxi ride in Ica

Motion sickness and the mystery of the Nazca Lines

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February 28th 2007
We left the oasis of Huachachina yesterday and were brought back to earth with a bump (South American style) with a two hour bus journey from Ica to Nazca. Most of the local buses in South America look like they have been brought over, or should I say driven over, from the scrap yards of the civilised world. And I doubt that the truth is far from that. In addition to the passengers, the dri ... read more

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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