Royal Jewellery

Chiclayo

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May 18th 2007
Another day, another bus trip - this one just a short trip up the road to Chiclayo. We passed many acres of sugar cane and asparagus. The asparagus is white and picked before it comes above ground, it is all canned and exported and it is all irrigated by canals, because we are still in the desert. We stayed at a Hotel, right by the main Plaza. We arrived before lunch, so no exhaustion today so ... read more

South America » Peru » Lambayeque » Chiclayo

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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