Mercado Modelo

Chiclayo

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July 6th 2008
We felt Chiclayo had somewhat of a European feel to it apart from the fact that people were really staring at us wherever we went. The main thing we did here was to visit the famous market, Mercado Modelo and its Witch Market section. The market itself was pretty noisy, lots of things happening all over the place. It took us a while to find the Witch section, but we managed to get there in the e ... read more

South America » Peru » Lambayeque » Chiclayo

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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