The Pacific Coast of Barranco

First Few Days In Peru

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August 25th 2007
Well the weather is not great. There is constant cloud cover which never breaks. Aparently it´s always like this in winter. We are looking forward to seeing the sun again. But enough moaning! On the first day we set off for the Pacific coast and the southern suburbs of Miraflores and Barranco. Getting a bus down the via Expressa sounded easy in the book but the reality was a little more confusi ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

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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