llamas

llamas and hot springs

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September 16th 2008
Hey all, we all survived the llama trek!! It was brilliant, we left Ayacucho at 8:30 saturday morning, in a bus packed with food and gear by Pancho, luxury catered camping!! We drove for about 2 hours to a small village about 12000ft in the andes where we met out llamas, they were such funny creatures- proud and graceful with necks held high and huge black eyes. They were all decked out in col ... read more

South America » Peru » Ayacucho

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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