La Araña

So Much More Than Machu Picchu

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December 8th 2008
Time Travellers With all the zen we could muster we agreed to leave the trauma of the stolen bag behind us as we excitedly crossed a new border into Peru. Rather handily (insert sarcastic tones here) the border post is pretty much in the middle of nowhere, roughly half way between two border towns. As it was now dark and with no local buses in sight we decided to take a taxi to the ... read more

South America » Peru

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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