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Flyin´over the Nasca Lines

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July 2nd 2007
So I had a 14 hour night bus ride from Cusco to Nasca, on the Peruvian coast on the Pacific ocean. In the UK I guess this might take you from London to Edinburgh and back! Whilst I was dreading the journey it actually passed by really quite well and I needed the rest. I woke up at 7am Monday morning to an amazing sight out the bus window. It was the Nasca desert, full of undulating sandy coloured ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca » Nazca Lines

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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