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Lima exposed

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October 7th 2008
Hi. Lima tour today. Interesting ...... Sprawling city of 7 plus mill people, in a city that seems to have grown in an ad-hoc fashion. Humid cold and overcast all day, it is apparently like this all winter. Blue sky starts appearing nowish. Last measurable rain they had was in 1983. Although effectively in desert (oceanside), the place is nice and green, fed with water from the Andes (although ... 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