Background: 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 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime. FUJIMORI won reelection to a third term in the spring of 2000, but international pressure and corruption scandals led to his ouster by Congress in November of that year. A caretaker government oversaw new elections in the spring of 2001, which ushered in Alejandro TOLEDO as the new head of government; his presidency has been hampered by allegations of corruption.
April 29th 2008South America » Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco After an arduous eight days trekking our next and one of our final stops in Peru, was Huanchaco which is a beach side suburb in Northern Peru. The plan here was that there was no plan (except Colm ha ... 17 photos[full story]
May 16th 2008South America » Peru Ola Todos,
Comme vous le verrez nous avons ajouter qq photos de nos balades dans les andes et conclut notre recit de notre voyage USA ( il manque qq photos par contre, faute a un oubli de CD avant ... [full story]
May 16th 2008South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores Oh Lima, what a city...it really grows on you, sort of like an underappreciated mole. I had resolved the city was mainly just a sespool of smog and crazy drivers. It is in fact a sespool of that, plus ... [full story]
May 15th 2008South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Lima From La Paz we crossed the border into Peru. Our first stop in Peru was Puno, as small town on the edge of Lake Titicaca. From here we took a boat to the floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca. There ... [full story]
May 13th 2008South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores Happy Spring Time Everyone!!!
It is actually the winter season down here in Lima so it is quite foggy on most days. We have about three weeks until we head back to the States so we are starting to ... 54 photos[full story]
May 5th 2008South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon There are many things that can be said about the Spanish legacy in Peru, but one thing's for sure - they left behind some beautiful buildings. Arequipa is another one of those old colonial cities, ful ... 16 photos[full story]
May 5th 2008South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon Ok so woke up at 5am the next morning to take our bus to Colca Canyon - another couple of hours at least...F-R-E-E-Z-I-N-G morning, suprisingly slept extremely well!! My guide book claims Colca Canyo ... 5 photos[full story]
May 15th 2008South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Lima Hola chicos!
I haven´t been able to do everything what I might have done of I felt better. However, 2 days ago I´ve, again, eaten something bad consequently having stomachaches yesterday.., it even ... 3 photos[full story]
May 11th 2008South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca » Uros Island Hey hey hey everyone!
After a couple of days of relaxing, resting, getting cheap cheap massages (AUD $8 for an hour, whoa baby!), good good food (Jacks cafe in Cusco is awesome for Nachos and thai ... 14 photos[full story]
May 15th 2008South America » Peru » Cusco » Urubamba I´ve now been in Cusco for three weeks. It has been great to live in an apartment away from the tourist area of the city. For one thing you learn about the pace of life (very fast) and see how people ... [full story]
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