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Rafting in the Rio Apurimac

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October 26th 2007
We just came back from our 3 day rafting trip on the Rio Apurimac. It was great. We were 26 people, all from Israel (of course) on 5 boats, plus 2 kayaks, and 2 cargo boats. The first day was really basic, just 2 hours on the river, rapids up to class III, just for training. On the second day we had some class IV rapids, and we were on the river for about 6 hours. On the third day we had a clas ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco

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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