View from the apartment

El bus

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October 16th 2008
El bus It´s fair to say that I´ve been here a good five days or so now and should probably understand how the buses work, considering I catch them to school every day. But no, I still have no idea! Let me set the scene. Lima has a population of about 7 million people. The roads are pretty busy (not Delhi busy but getting there). The drivers are crazy. It´s chaos. Somehow it all see ... 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