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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.




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We only stayed on night in Celedin in transit to Tingo, which takes 9 hours over the mountains on pretty sketchy roads. Celedin was a pleasant town, quite quet and not much to see in the evenings. The bus route to Tingo though provided the most beautiful panaroamic views of the mountains, it really made the 9hour trip worth it. When we arrived in Tingo, we found one hostal, two restaurants and roughgly ten houses, it was a pretty small village, situated right on the river. The next day we got up at 6am to have a cold shower, before setting [View Full Entry]

finding forever - polly thompson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 20th 2009 | 87 Views | [diary=388028]

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The origional Inca steps upto the fortress
Views half way up the mountain

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viajerosinrumbo - viajerosinrumbo | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: January 25th 2009 | 139 Views | [diary=367150]

En Celendin tomamos otro bus.
4 horas despues...
Que hay que esperar...

Our final destination in Peru is Chachapoyas. Chacapoyas is the town which serves as an access point to Kuelap, pre incan ruins beaten in grandeur only by Machu Pichu. Twenty seven hours after we left on what should have been an eight hour journey, we arrived in Chacapoyas. To get there we encountered land slides and had to spend a whole day holed up in a very unexciting town called Pedro Ruiz. When we finally arrived the taxi driver of course ripped us off driving us to the hostel, but at least he had the decency to drive around the block [View Full Entry]

Marsey - The Honeymoon | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 22nd 2008 | 225 Views | [diary=272614]

Inside Kuelap
Snake Carving
Fortress Kuelap

el jueves fue uno de esos días muy especiales... para empezar: como q todo salió mal, jajajatuvimos q pagarle a un señor pa q nos llevara en taxi a María (el pueblo desde donde supuestamente eran 20 minutos de caminata a Kuélap)... la cosa es q el viejo q nos llevó quería puro sacarnos + plata tonces nos dejó literalmente "en el pueblo de María", desde donde tuvimos q caminar por 2 horas hasta donde los autos dejan normalmente a la gente (son como 20 minutos en auto, pero se entiende que uno se refiere a eso cuando dice el publo [View Full Entry]

Panchi - Panchi Ureta | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 18th 2007 | 323 Views | [diary=203175]

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By locamona
July 20th 2007
Peru part 1 South America » Peru » Amazonas » Kuélap
July 9 Wow. Wow wow wow. I've only been in Peru for about six hours but it is a different world. Seriously, right now I am lying in bed with a pair of long underwear and pants on, a nightshirt and a sweater and wool socks and I'm still cold. We are in winter here. When we arrived, we were led in ritual opening ceremonies. We had to each take three coca leaves and smell them, and make three wishes for our time in Peru. Then we had to drink this ghastly liqueur that I swear was 90 proof. I [View Full Entry]

locamona - Lauren | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 20th 2007 | 69 Views | [diary=183582]


By miguel2006
November 27th 2006
Kuelap South America » Peru » Amazonas » Kuélap
The trip to Kuelap was an adventure. We decided to go after hearing from a few travelers and our guide book about how amazing it was. We heard that it was recently rediscovered and is the future Macchu Picchu of northern Peru, just not as touristy and busy. So even though it wasnt in our original travel plans we decided to go for it anyway. The only problem was how we were going to get there. We were in Cajamarca when we decided to go, and there were two options to get there: rough it by jeep for 20+ hours on [View Full Entry]

miguel2006 - Miguel Fernandez | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: March 6th 2007 | 149 Views | [diary=130094]

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