Downtown Lima

Downtown Peru and Miraflores!!

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November 17th 2007
Greetings from Peru!! Well we arrived safely all be it very late and very tired!! So on first impression and from talking to our transfer driver downtown Lima is not the safest of places at night...nothing like an easy in eh! Turns out it wasnt too bad after all, that said though we didnt really venture out at night as there´s nowhere to go...everywhere seems to shut early! You really ... 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