RECOVERED

Deepest, darkest Peru

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July 18th 2007
Everything up until now had ben no more than a holiday really, and the proper travelling began in style with an emergency dash on Monday morning to the British Consulate in LA to replace my missing passport, just in time in to catch our plane to Lima. The flight was a bit of a nightmare, delayed 3 hours, but not until we'd actually boarded, meaning we were stuck in our seats for nearly 12 hour ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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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