Huaraz

Nazca and Huaraz

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May 9th 2007
After another overnight bus ride we arrived in Nazca and Nick decided to do the flight over the Nazca lines again to try and get some better photos. They turned out not too bad but the best view was from the plane. There isn´t an awful lot else to do in Nazca, so after a brief stop we made our way to the capital Lima. We stayed in the seaside suburb of Miraflores which seems quite upmarket and ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca

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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