Puerta Inca

Seeing monkeys and spiders from the sky

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May 10th 2007
Leaving Arequipa the landscape turned to desert again as we headed for the coast. It was nice to see the ocean again. Took longer than we thought to get to the campsite at Puerta Inca. It was dark on arrival and it was immediately obvious that we were on the beach, but waves crashing onto the shore soon gave it away. Pieter´s group was cooking tonight. We got a fire going on the beach and had ba ... 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