The Volcano and I

Santa Catalina in Arequipa ... and more

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October 25th 2007
Once the Nasca Lines and the Mummies had been experienced the truck continues thru the coastal dessert of Peru. Who knew? So much brown and beige…. So much arid landscape…. So much the look of desolation…. People live in many places in varying types of homes … all run down looking and all possessed of masses of sand! The next stop is Puerta de Inka. This port is the place that in ancient ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Santa Catalina

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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