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Arequipa

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March 18th 2009
We bused straight from La Paz to Arequipa, in Peru. Since we had already made the same journey the other way, this time we felt like experts. When the bus driver told all the confused tourists - in Spanish - to get off the bus and catch the water taxi across the lake, we knew just what to do! Getting entrance and exit stamps in our passports... no problem! We led the pack of gringos like sheph ... 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