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Ice to Desert and the Valley below

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July 6th 2007
So we last left you at the coast just north of Trujillo. Its been a little odd since then as much and nothing has happened. We took the night bus from Trujillo to Huaraz 8.5 hours, 3200m up and amazingly beautiful in comparison. The town itself is nestled in the valleys of the High Andes surrounded on all sides by peaks of between 6-7000 meters, which are obviously snowcapped year round. With ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon

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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