Motortaxis

The Gringo Trail

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June 3rd 2006
It's been a crazy few weeks and we have covered some serious land and seen some mind blowing places.....here's a run down of our latest escapades...... We landed in Lima but decided that we could 'do' Lima on our return leg of the journey so we promtly jumped on a bus to Ica, a beautiful town in the desert. We stayed in the nearby village of Huachina, popular with sand borders. Our hostel was a ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco

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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