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A dragonfly

Spotted on our nightwalk through the jungle
Peru Part 2 - From the Amazon to the Andes

November 3rd 2007
After completing the Inca Trail and having walked 40km at altitudes of over 3500m you would have thought it would be fair to assume that we would have a couple of days to recover. But no such luck. This tour was pretty relentless and after a night back in Cuzco, we flew straight off to Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon the next morning. And I was actually really looking forward to being back at sea l ... read more
South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca » Taquile Island

Peruvian Flag 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
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