Colca Canyon...

Trekking and stuff

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June 11th 2006
"So, what´s Billy been up to?" I hear you ask. This and that. I´ve been in Arequipa a while. It´s a nice chilled out place with a pretty centre overlooked by snow-capped mountains and a perfect conical volcano. I´ve been to a museum to see the ice-mummy, Juanita. Unfortunately they make you watch a video and take a tour for over an hour first. Then I went on a 3-day trek in the Colca Ca ... 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