Keeping Lima Safe

Getting Acclimated

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July 21st 2008
Lima is the capital city of Peru, and the gateway for international air travel. Coming from abroad, you pretty much can’t avoid it. Raquel and I arrived at some ridiculous hour of the morning, and we were lucky that the Sheraton let us check in early at 6am. (We would later learn that we were very lucky that it was a Sunday.) We spent most of the day recovering from the overnight trip, relaxing ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

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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