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Overnight Desert Stay

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November 26th 2008
The morning after my birthday...I felt pretty good all things considered. Which is lucky because we had a busy day ahead of us. We got up early and headed to the port where we got on a speed boat and headed out to sea for the many different animals including penguins, pelicans, sea lions and many other birds, we also saw Dolphins from a distance. That was really worth while but it did smell a b ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Arequipa

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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