Lima

Please, No More Chicken Buses...

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November 7th 2007
I can´t describe the excitement that we both felt on our way to Barranco from Lima airport. It had been THREE weeks since we´d seen snazzy lights, proper buildings and BILLBOARDS! Although we enjoyed Ecuador more than we could ever have imagined, it can´t be denied that we felt a huge wave of relief as we sped by fancy looking restaurants, bright lights and trendy apartment blocks. Welcome back ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Barranco

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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