Figure at Chan Chan

Lima to Cusco

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November 14th 2007
Week 4 An early start from Mancora as we set off southwards to Lima - a long 10 hour drive through scrub and desert landscape with corrugated type hills that reminded me somewhat of the terrain around the Great Wall of China. Brief toilet stops punctured our long journey and we rolled into Huanchaco at arund 6.00pm - a surprisingly well appointed hostel in what at first seemed to be a no ... 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