RECOVERED

Arequipa and the Colca

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July 7th 2007
Hey! It´s been a while but I must finish what I have started and last week I thought I had contracted cerebral malaria from the Amazon - i swear I had the symtoms: head-gonna-explode headaches, fever, diaroreah (could never spell that word). But do not fear, I recovered and it ended up being good old food poisoning contracted from the 16 hour bus from Arequipa to Lima... Anyway, took a 10 hour ... 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