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In Peru the buses are these mini vans. They can stop to pick up or drop off passengers pretty much anywhere along their route. The guy who hangs out the door yells it´s destination and collects fares. We took one of these to Huancayo from Chupaca.

We have made it back to Lima alive. Just...

March 3rd 2009
We set off from Lima on Thursday for our 6 hour drive into the mountains. Our destination? Chupaca. The mountains are really beautiful and constantly change colour and texture with the different vegetation and rocks and a river follows you for the majority of the trip. While the scenery was great along the way, it wasn´t the most relaxing of journeys!! The road twists and turns along the mountain ... read more

South America » Peru » Junin » Huancayo

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

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