Here we are at our next stop in South America - Lima, Peru!! Following our brief flight from Quito to Lima, we decided to head out for the remainder of the day to see the sights of Lima prior to meeting the group with whom we will spend the next three weeks touring Peru - from the bountiful life of the Ballestas Islands, the mysteries of the Nazca lines, the ancient city of Cusco, the rigours of the Inca trail, the ephereal beauty of Machu Picchu and the jungle of the Amazon. After checking into our hotel (at which point we realized we´d been spoilt in Quito), we headed out to the ancient, pre-Incan ruins of Huaca Pucllana. This mud-brick pyramid dating from at least the 4th Century was constructed by one of the regional civilizations
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