CAÑON DEL PATO

TO THE COAST VIA CANON DEL PATO

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August 2nd 2007
To leave Huaraz I decided that I loved buses so much that I would take the route to the coast that was longer, bumpier and more uncomfortable. I wanted to drive through the Cañon Del Pato...the road weaves around the base of the cañon and at the closest point the walls are only 15m apart. To do this trip I had to go on a chicken bus, a term used for the local buses where anything from chickens ... 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