San Pedro

Im some place where I dont know where I am

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January 4th 2008
Today I saw it all. The good the bad and the ugly of Peru. It was the best day so far. We spent part of the morning at the university in Lambayeque. We then hopped a taxi to San Jose, a dusty fishing village about 10 miles from Lambayeque. The main road to San Jose is a bone rattling dirt road, the main road mind you, through some of the poorest landscape I have ever seen. The campo, or coun ... 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