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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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November 7th 2009  South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon
Set off yesterday to search for condors in the Andes. Left Arequipa early in the morning in a miniibus heading for the Colca Valley which is about 200 kilometres away. On normal roads that shouldn't t ... [full story]

1 day ago: John from Totnes published a blog
The Arequipa Experience
November 6th 2009  South America » Peru » Arequipa » Arequipa
Spent part of the morning in a museum with a young and beautiful Inca girl called Juanita. The only problem was that she had been dead since about 1445. Juanita had been found in 1995 in the form of a ... [full story]

Colca Canyon
5 days ago: Gab O published a blog
Colca Canyon
October 13th 2009  South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon
- ... 6 photos [full story]

Arequipa
5 days ago: Gab O published a blog
Arequipa
November 2nd 2009  South America » Peru » Arequipa
- ... 2 photos [full story]

11 days ago: hgchapman published a blog
Arequipa, Peru
October 18th 2009  South America » Peru » Arequipa » Arequipa
The flight over the Nazca lines yesterday was great. The plane held 6 people and veered from left to right to ensure that everyone in the plane got a chance to see each of the lines. The pilot also sp ... [full story]

12 days ago: emedbery published a blog
Arequipa/Colca Canyon/Lake Titicaca
October 26th 2009  South America » Peru » Arequipa » Arequipa
This past weekend I went on a huge trip with some of my best friends! It started by taking a 16-hour bus from Lima to Arequipa, this big beautiful city in the south. Arequipa is called the White C ... [full story]

Arequipa and the Colca Canyon
18 days ago: mlschmitz published a blog
Arequipa and the Colca Canyon
October 20th 2009  South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon
Que tal chicos! So while I’m sure that all of you were watching the Badger game this past Saturday, I was enduring quite a rivalry myself…..between me…..and the deepest canyon i ... 37 photos [full story]

17th October
20 days ago: codemonkey published a blog
17th October
October 17th 2009  South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon
It was about 1.00 am when I woke up and decided that I really needed to go and water the plants if I was ever going to get back to sleep. This wasn’t easy though, our “rustic bungalow&rdqu ... 2 photos [full story]

16th October
20 days ago: codemonkey published a blog
16th October
October 16th 2009  South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon
Our target for the day today was to reach the village of Sangalle. This was a four hour trek away from San Juan de Chuccho, but a trek that was mostly on level ground. So my calf muscles that were cur ... 4 photos [full story]

15th October
20 days ago: codemonkey published a blog
15th October
October 15th 2009  South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon
Late evening, lying star shaped on a bed, staring out of the window of our “rustic bungalow” (tour agency speak for “farm out building”), I can’t quite believe where we a ... 3 photos [full story]


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these crosses were everywhere along the trail
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Yummy!
Plant
Steps
Cloister
Gate
Plaza de Armas by night
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