Sunshine and beach....

Moving South

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May 6th 2007
Its been a while since our last entry...all the madness of ziplines has been forgotten as we ve kept our feet firmly on the ground... We ve now left Central america and Costa Rica and moved into Peru...Right now we are in Cusco, having flown here from Lima a day or so ago...We spent a couple of days there after flying in from San Jose, and our hostel was in the Miraflores area, which contrar ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco

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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