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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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20 days ago: arl865 published a blog
Colca Valley, Peru
December 1st 2009  South America » Peru » Arequipa » Chivay
Hey all. Having a blast! I am in a small town called Chivay in the Colca Valley in the south west part of Peru. We´ve done and seen so many things in the last few days and have been without any intern ... [full story]

A Hot Soak :-)
22 weeks ago: hkwoody published a blog
A Hot Soak :-)
July 17th 2009  South America » Peru » Arequipa » Chivay
At last a hot bath :-))) Chivay has a hot springs where we soaked away the afternoon, fantastic, but maybe too much of a good thing, felt sick all evening :-( Tomorrow it's back to Arequipa to catch ... 2 photos [full story]

Jour 4 - Chivay
25 weeks ago: Stefi12345 published a blog
Jour 4 - Chivay
June 10th 2009  South America » Peru » Arequipa » Chivay
Mon excursion au Canon del Colca a commencé à 8h30. Nous nous sommes premièrement arrêté à un café/magasin où j'ai pris un thé de feuilles de coca pour aider à combattre l'altitude. Nous nous sommes a ... 18 photos [full story]

26 weeks ago: MJO published a blog
Day 4 Chivay
June 18th 2009  South America » Peru » Arequipa » Chivay
We were picked up around 7:30 and another couple from where we are staying are doing the same tour, Richard and Caroline from the UK who are back packing it for a year and have a few interesting stori ... [full story]


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Condor (prise avec le zoom de la cinécaméra)
Le canyon de Colca
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