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The White City

Plaza de Armas
Arequipa

May 10th 2006
On the way from Cusco to Arequipa we stopped in Chivay to visit the Colca Canyon. The canyon was originally thought to be the deepest in the world at 3191m, but its neighbour, Canon del Cotahuari was recently found to be a further 163 m deep. Interesting, eh? You can watch the condors catching the thermals here, and I was lucky enough to see a couple soaring high. Arequipa is called the "White ... read more
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Peruvian Flag 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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I have been working non-stop since leaving university and last February I felt I had got to the point where I could buy a house and settle down or I could travel the world and mix-it-up globally...it was a tough decision. While I have travelled quite a bit with my job and on holiday (Europe and the US), I felt I had never really got out there and seen stuff. Consequently, I am taking a 6-month sabbatical from work, starting in Jan 2006, and will be travelling to Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador (and fingers crossed, the Galapagos Islands).... full info
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