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Oakland Harbour Bridge

Seen from the Port Authority Building
From Coast Starlight to Peru

May 15th 2009
The plane touched down in Lima International Airport yesterday at about 3pm, and stumbling into the sunshine, missing about 12 hours sleep and with the United States thousands of miles (and two flights) behind us, AJ and I hopped into a taxi and headed into town, surrounded by honking horns and gridlocked traffic, the sound of Peruvian traditional music pummeling our ears through the speakers of t ... read more
South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

Peruvian Flag 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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