Weaver on Taquile Island

Peru

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January 29th 2009
After passing through the Ecuador/Peru border at Huaquillas, we head to the small beach town of Mancora. A time to just chill out and relax for a couple of days at last and a change of weather and accommodation. Staying in wooden chalets with hammocks hanging outside each room it couldn‘t be better until we saw the attached bathroom - the door was just a wooden frame with wire mesh and there w ... 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