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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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The Amazon Trip Tuesday 13th Left Cuzco at 6am to fly to Puerto Maldonaldo and then our group of 16 enjoyed a 3.5 hour motorised canoe trip up the Amazon to the Libertador Tambopata Eco Lodge. The scenery along the banks of the river was great with palm trees and banana trees plus lots of other tropical vegetation. We spotted caiman, heron, the largest rodents in the world (can’t remember its name), plus lots more. The Lodge was great. We all had our own rooms, 2 per bungalow, under a thatched vaulted roof with hot showers (heated by solar panels), and [View Full Entry]

Andy and Liz - Voyage to Oz | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 21st 2009 | 67 Views | [diary=446787]

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Flowers at the lodge

Coastal desertscape
Coastal desertscape
In this instance, happily unmodified by rubble and other landfill.
Entering Peru was a bit of a shock after the varied and generally colourful landscapes of Colombia and Ecuador. As soon as we crossed the mountainous border into the north, we dropped down to the coastal desert, which stretches all the way down the country to the West of the Andes. Frankly, it's a bleak, sunblasted and windblown place, the monotony of the endless sand landscapes being livened up only by the frequent piles of landfill at the side of the Pan American Highway, and the occasional semi-ruined shack or building. The towns in this region, which are well off the [View Full Entry]

Max and Christine - Max Bower | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 21st 2009 | 111 Views | [diary=446828]

Huanchaco Pier
Canyon del Pato
Nasca Lines

By valsalva victory
October 21st 2009
Getting Sorted South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Lima
We have picked the route and realize that we are bound for highh altitude and cold weather. There are very few certainties. One we think for sure is that the two week estimation for time needed to complete this adventure is a bit unrealistic. Most locals think it will take over 5 days via motortaxi to get from Huancayo to Cuzco which we estimate is only about one fifth of our journey. And in terms of terrain 0 although slow going 0 likely the best chance at smooth riding. We opted out the balmier brazilian rainforest for a few reason. One [View Full Entry]

valsalva victory - William Edmondson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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By Charlottie22
October 21st 2009
Leaving! South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco » Cusco
15/10/09 Well I have officially been away for 5 weeks today! I had a wonderful lie in then packed up my things and left the house...after saying my goodbyes of course! I got a taxi to my hotel, it was a right posh one!!! I checked in and left my stuff in the room. i left a note for whoever i was going to be sharing with then headed off to the plaza. Found a little restaurant off the plaza called ´the crown´ and i had a full english with a delicious coffee sitting on a lovely sun filled balcony overlooking [View Full Entry]

Charlottie22 - Charlotte Wyeth | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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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 in the world, the Colca Canyon. It was quite a tough adventure (and I have lots of blisters and sore muscles to prove it), pero se vale la pena (but it was worth it). Desiree, who is another exchange student from La Catolica, and I left Thursday afternoon from Lima on a 16 hour bus ride to Arequipa. It sounds worse than it was. These are high tech buses with GPS [View Full Entry]

mlschmitz - Megan Schmitz | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 20th 2009 | 73 Views | [diary=446537]

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Trek over, 4 days of sobriety over, it was a 16 hour VIP bus to Ica. The journey was great, big leather seat in the posh section, only a handful of seats on the whole of the downstairs section. Had a nice meal and a few films and i arrived in Ica, where i caught a taxi to Huacachina, a little Oasis in the middle of the desert. Matt & Claire were already there as their little trek finished earlier than mine, so i met them at the hotel they had picked. Little cracker in the sand dunes with a pool. [View Full Entry]

babyape - Eddie Jordan | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 19th 2009 | 50 Views | [diary=446440]

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Early bus to Lima, and it was just a pitstop really. Claire was flying home, and we were heading way north the day after. I'd heard really bad things about Lima, so didn't expect much. What we saw of it, it ws beautiful. Yeah it ws a big city, but full of stunning squares and great old buildings. Granted, you are offered drugs literally every 30 seconds, but after a few minutes its just funny as you know every single person who approaches is trying to sell, so you have a bit of fun at their expense to pass the time. [View Full Entry]

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The VIP section of the bus to Mancora was sold out, so we had to make do with 2nd class, which is still luxurious. We arrived in Mancora in the morning, and after haggling with a tuk tuk driver we settled on staying at Kon Tiki Bungalows, a little bit of luxury to end my trip. They are set slightly above the town, and he soon realised his tuk tuk couldn't make the journey, so we had to walk. It was worth the walk tho, great views of the town and the ocean, a stunning restaurant bar, and 3 little bungalows. [View Full Entry]

babyape - Eddie Jordan | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 19th 2009 | 60 Views | [diary=446446]

The terrace bar
Fishing....bored
The view

LIMA JA CUSCO 15.10.-19.10.2009 Sisareni lähettämät vaatteet. kengät ja kirjat löytyivät vihdoin Ecuadorin postista, kun suostuin maksamaan tullia peräti 87 dollaria. Joten kaikki hyvin paitsi uusi kamerani ei ole läheskään niin hyvä kuin alkuperäinen. Tai sitten en osaa vain käyttää sitä vielä. Sony Cyber Shot vaatii paljon enemmän säätöä, jonka vuoksi valokuvaaminen on tullut myös hitaammaksi. Tai johtuuko kuvien hämäryys siitä, ettei minulla ole enää kunnon silmälaseja. Aion ostaa Brasiliassa, Rio de Janeirossa, uudet lasit parin viikon kuluttua. Onneksi minulla oli vanha kännykkäni m [View Full Entry]

MariaS ntti - Maria Säntti | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 19th 2009 | 16 Views | [diary=446447]

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By AlexandraBerlin
October 19th 2009
Nachtrag South America » Peru » Piura » Piura
achso... neue Fotos auf http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2026010&id=1461556997&l=1c668a7e4e [View Full Entry]

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