The Bathroom

Back in Ayacucho!!

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January 10th 2008
Hi Folks, I'm back in Ayacucho - feels a bit like a homecoming!! I managed to get up (successfully, although grumpily) at 2.30am this morning and check out of my hotel in Lima. My taxi driver (Arturo) from my first day arrived bang on time to take me to the airport. That means that the conversation I had with him in Spanish arranging the cab worked!! Got to the airport at 3.30am (as req ... read more

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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