Chachapoyas

Northern Peru.... yes we're getting lazy!

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September 15th 2007
Huanchaco (Trujillo) - Chachapoyas (Kuelap) - Mancora I must warn.... this is written at least a month after being there! So it really isn´t one of my best! From Lima we took the 10hr journey heading north to Trujillo, which is the Peruvian town our Melbourne based Spanish teacher is from. Trujillo itself had a cute square and a lively park on the weekends, but otherwise nothing much was happe ... read more

South America » Peru

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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