Lima seafront

I made it to Lima...

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June 29th 2008
Well, I almost could have been writing this from a penthouse suite in the flashest hotel in Lima... When I went to collect the USD I had pre-paid for, from Leeds airport yesterday morning, the poor girl on the desk hadn´t quite woken up. She took a look at my receipt and after counting out a pile of cash told me there weren´t enough dollars at the desk and she´d need to just fetch a few more f ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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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