Fish Market, Lima

Amazon River - Peru (OAT tour)

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November 21st 2008
Day 1) I arrived in Lima after an unpleasantly long flight from Boston with an extended layover in Miami. Who cares? I am in Peru finally after a year of anticipation. Due to the delay in Miami it was already lunchtime when I arrived, and I was ready. Our group, totaling 22, and including my mother and me, met at the Hotel El Condado. We joined our guide, Johnny for a quick meeting on our tour ... read more

South America » Peru » Amazonas

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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