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Peru

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September 23rd 2009
Our route back to city life from the Amazon involved taking a fast (12 hours) boat from Leticia border town via an island in Brazil to Iquitos in Peru, the only town in the world that cannot be reached by road; and then a flight on to Lima. You are told to get our immigration stamp into Peru on the Brazilian island before we our boat leaves. Upon arrival for our boat, at 4am, the immigration h ... read more

South America » Peru

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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