Alpacas

El Condor Peru

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May 4th 2009
Colca Canyon We booked this tour through the tour desk at Inca Roots (Colonial tours, $23 US pp). Pick-up was half an hour early so we missed our breakfast. Two Swiss, two Serbs, four Peruvians and us two Kiwis. One of the Peruvians was an off duty tour guide taking his two younger sisters (11 and 13) and an old school friend for the trip. We sat next to the two boys so got a lot of ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon

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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