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The cute kids of our hostess and our guide, to the right.
The world's deepest canyons

January 10th 2006
Visiting Colca Valley The Colca Valley is located about 180 km north of Arequipa, the city where we have spent the last few days here in Peru. As Helene was doing a Spanish course and Astrid was lying flat out with what probably was food poisoning, only Aashild and myself went there on a two-day trip. Day One Getting up early we caught a local bus to a town called Yanque, w ... read more
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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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