Different temple walls

There's more to Peru than Incas, you know?

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February 19th 2009
Huanchaco and Trujillo - 9th to 12th of Feb. We finally got to Piura and it was noisy, hot and generally not so nice. There is no main bus station, just lots of individual ones for each bus company so we wandered around trying to find one that was going to Trujillo any time soon. We were in our warm clothes and carrying our heavy backpacks in Piura's hot and humid weather. On top of ... read more

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco

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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