Lima

Arrival in Lima

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March 31st 2007
I arrived in Lima early Saturday morning feeling knackered despite the comforts of 1st class and headed straight for my hotel in Miraflores, praying that my room might just be ready early. Unfortunately it wasn’t, so I spent the morning catching up on laundry (well I didn’t have a lot of clothes but they were almost all dirty!) and beginning the search for a suitable holdall or rucksack and s ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

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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