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Huaca Pucllana and La Tarumba’s Hechicero

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August 29th 2009
The three of us were feeling a lot better on Friday morning (08/21/09) but, still, we decided to take it easy. We putzed around the condo, grazing (yes, we finally had gotten some food) and watching TV, just like normal people do when they are ON VACATION. I gotta remember that. Around 2pm we headed over to Huaca Pucllana (Huaca means Sacred Place in Quechua, the language of the Incas), located ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

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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