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to peru!

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October 10th 2008
after a 16 hour bus ride from guayaquil to chiclayo in peru i cant say that i was overly impressed! it was supposed to be 12 hours but problems with the road (this will become a common theme by the way) delayed us 4 hours including the border crossing. i arrived in chiclayo at 3 am! and was immediately aware of the difference in the countries. peru seems to be taking advantage of its tourists fr ... read more

South America » Peru » Cajamarca » Cajamarca

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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