Mancora, Peru

Sunny Mancora!

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November 13th 2009
We arrived in Mancora, Peru on the night of the 9th after another long bus ride (approx. 15 hours). Fortunately, crossing the border didn´t turn out to be the nightmare we read about on the internet as we chose to take a direct bus to Tumbes then another short bus to Mancora. Apparently several people have had problems with theft, etc. while crossing that particular border point into Peru so we w ... read more

South America » Peru » Tumbes » Tumbes

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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