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Peruvian chaos

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July 14th 2007
Lima- Miraflores We arrived exhausted in Lima, still half jetlagged and half due to an early flight so our first day was spent sleeping mostly! We stayed in a suburb of lima called Miraflores as it is safer and there is a beach. The beach is pretty useless as the sun rarely comes out of the clouds!!its nice along the front though. Lima itself is huge , polluted and dangerous at night. Miraflore ... read more

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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