I'm a professional tree hugger, but I write about all sorts of environmental topics in my monthly column "Earth Matters," published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel. I'm leaving for Peru tomorrow and will start posting....... full info
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 1...more info