On the boat on the way out

Of Paros and Médicos--Part II

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July 17th 2007
...though thankfully there are no actual médicos in this installment. So, Thursday morning I hopped a bus to Ica and from there a quick (and cheap) taxi to Huacachina. Huacachina is a very small town, literally an oasis in the middle of these crazy-high sand dunes. I had every intention of going there to sand board. I had been reading about it for months and was dying to try it, but it was not ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Ballestas Islands

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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