Bridge jump!!

Huacachina and Huaraz

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June 20th 2008
Day 61 Had a well deserved lie in and pottered out for breakfast. Wandered around Cusco abit and then decided we would treat ourselves to a massage (4 pound each for an hour), luxury. Watched some of the football and then went for a late lunch in preparation for our night bus to Ica. Day 62 Arrived in Ica nice and early and got a taxi to Huacachina, a little oasis town out in the desert. Expl ... read more

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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