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Arequipa and Cusco

November 29th 2007
Well its been a very busy and exhausting time since I last wrote about the trip so I´ll do my best to fill you in on what´s been happening. We arrived in Arequipa on Saturday 17th, having travelled from Puerto Inca. Arequipa is a beautiful town built out of white volcanic rock (it is surrounded by at least three volcanoes) and considers itself to be very independent from Lima. The two principal ... 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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