Cactus a-plenty

Still heading South!

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June 15th 2009
We booked a trip to visit the Cantallo aqueducts, an Inca archeological site, and some Nazca Lines. We were going to take a flight to see the Nazca Lines by air which is the best way to see them, but Macayla did not want to get into such a small plane. The Nazca Lines are spread across around 500 sq. kilometers of arid desert. These lines form over 800 lines, 300 geoglyths, and 70 biomorphs. W ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca

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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