Native dress.

Heading to Lima

---

June 30th 2009
Terrible night sleep. Nearly froze to death, but happy to be heading for Lima today. Made it to the bus station and found a bus headed for Lima. It is a close to a 22 hour ride. Crazy long but need to be at the airport tomorrow for a flight home. No crazy bus stories except one. They make it very clear that when you ride the bus that has a toilet, you should only urinate. Well, early in the ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Lima

---

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