In the colca canyon

A wreck kipper

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May 29th 2006
Having read the last blog entry we are now laughing at our naive talk of "hellish" 12 hour journeys. Ha! We now laugh in the face of childish journeys such as that. Our last bus ride took 27 hours...more on that later tho, as first we must talk about Arequipa. Arequipa is a lovely place, people, architecture, food...everything about this place is great. A seriously chilled city based in an oasis i ... read more

South America » Peru » 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