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Peru - part 1

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January 25th 2008
Peru - part 1 I arrived in Peru on the 21st Jan at about 12.30am, although in my mind it was about 3am!! On the evening of the 21st I went along to a group meeting to meet the rest of my intrepid group. There are 6 people on the tour in total and we are being guided by Armando who is from Cusco. That evening we were filled in on the fun packed 21 day trip ahead of us. I had som ... read more

South America » Peru

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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