Lima

Lima to Cusço

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November 9th 2009
After the quiet of the mountains I arrived in Lima to a cacophony of honking horns! I spent a day looking around the city centre visiting San Francisco monastry (where we got a tour of the catacombs), the cathedral Museum of the Congress and Old Tribunal of Inquisition and Museo del Banco Central de Reserva. I had my first try of ceviche in Peru - Mmmm spicier than I thought it would be. So the ... 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