Vicky at Expreso Molina's station

Ode to the Lima-Ayacucho Road

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November 16th 2007
A 10-hour bus ride, there is not much to do without puking (i.e. can’t read), so I took photos. The text below the pictures make a little haiku-like photo-poem. You can at least enjoy the views if you don’t like my poem! Before you go onto the poem… A little update on the roads - the road from Lima to Ayacucho was not entirely completed until 1999, that’s why it’s so good! Another ... read more

South America » Peru

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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