Paracas peninsula

Mysterious Nazca

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January 8th 2008
Catching local buses is easy! We were soon en route to Pisco and feeling quite pleased with our linguistic ability......and then we were dropped next to the Panamericana Highway and had to get a taxi into town! As expected the town was a bit of a wreck as it was at the epicentre of last August´s earthquake - our preferred hostel was not in one piece but we found a nice, friendly place (Hostal de ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca » Nazca Lines

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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