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A great meal and some last minute shopping

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September 9th 2009
We had decided to go to Museo de La Nacion on Monday 08/31/09 (well, Ben and I wanted to go; Cathy, not so much). My cousin Mimi came over for a visit around 10am; it was good to see her again. As we were leaving for the museum, her boyfriend came to pick her up and he offered to take us to the museum. Nice gesture. It turned out that Museo de La Nacion was closed that day; all government-run muse ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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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