No its not a gay pride march, the rainbow flag is the flag of the Incas

June 11th 2009
Since arriving in Arequipa, every day more and more posters with hand written slogans were added to the gates of the huge catedral on the main square. The front pages on display at newspaper stands displayed increasingly graphic photos and passionate headlines. Articles about Peru's Amazon started to appear on the BBC website. CNN En Espanol ran grainy footage of violent clashes during demonstrati ... read more

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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

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Jess and James

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Setting off with one way tickets to Mexico via Cuba (a two-month detour), we set ourselves the challenge of travelling through Central and South America down to the southern tip of Argentina by bus/train/boat. We wrote and photographed all our adventures, discoveries and passions - food and football, people and pictures, wildlife and walking, books and buildings, mountains and music. We promise you won't read a boring day-to-day diary, just interesting tales from the road. Plus for our friends with itchy feet, real backpacking tips direct from the backpack. Hasta luego! Jess and Jam... full info

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