High Mountains coming out of Banos

Into Peru

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October 13th 2005
Had a 14 hour drive the next day into Peru. In that time the landscape changes so much - from being able to see the volcano in all its glory, snow capped and smoking, amongst verdant montains, then to wend our way down massive valleys where the clouds were below us, to humid plantations of bananas for miles upon miles, through the Peruvian border control (lots of officials in a hut) and then into ... read more

South America » Peru » Piura » Máncora

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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... ... read more