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.
March 15th 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz I entered Peru by the same route I had left in November, using the Macara border crossing and heading to Puira. This time however I didn’t get stuck in Puira, instead I took another bus to Chic ... 17 photos[full story]
July 21st 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park Maandag 21 juli
Rustdag en voorbereiding volgende 8 dagen durende beklimming.
Vanaf morgen vertrekken we naar basiskamp van de Pisco, om deze te beklimmen. Daarna volgt een verhuis naar het basiskam ... [full story]
July 13th 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park Maandag 14 juli
Vanaf 8u vertrokken we normaal naar Pachpaq, maar het werd 9u30, misschien omwille van de grote fiesta gisterenavond. En omdat elke taxirit iets memorabel moet hebben, was deze niet a ... [full story]
July 6th 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park Het is zo ver, wij -Dirk, Erik B, Kobe, Bart, Erik en ik- zijn vertrokken om 5u vanochtend, de 5de juli en om 1u s nachts, de 6de juli lokale tijd, zijn we aangekomen in ons hotel Porta, te Lima. Het ... [full story]
June 23rd 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz Hola
Ca y´es, je ne suis plus a huaraz. Sommes parties vendredi pour Lima et sommes arrivees a Arequipa hier.
J´ai passe mes 2 derniers jours a pleurer. Arequipa est une ville magnifique mais mon co ... 26 photos[full story]
June 20th 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Blanca Day 61
Had a well deserved lie in and pottered out for breakfast. Wandered around Cusco abit and then decided we would treat ourselves to a massage (4 pound each for an hour), luxury. Watched some of ... [full story]
June 14th 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz
This time I actually decided to not do a trek/climb!
I arrived in Huaraz after a nightbus marathon from Cusco. Three nights in a row and Arequipa and Nazca visited in between. I was heading for H ... 14 photos[full story]
June 23rd 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park Huaraz is a city nestled in the Andes mountains from where a lot of travellers set out on various types of treks, from 3 to 10 days or more....depending on time & adventure! For me this was to be my ... [full story]
July 3rd 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park Dit avontuur begon eigenlijk al anderhalf jaar geleden. Toen hadden we een geslaagde expeditie in Bolivië achter de rug. Vijf van de zes bergen werden door al de vier teamleden: Dirk, Kobe, Erik en ik ... 7 photos[full story]
June 14th 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz So tomorrow will be the last bus ride that I will be taking in South America...and although I am more than relieved for that fact, it also means that I am near the end of the trip. Lima, the final ... [full story]
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