Nazca Hummingbird

January 16th 2010
We made it to Ica on January 12th. Ica is surrounded by vineyards and sand dunes. The view of the surroundings was vast and extraordinary. We were told the dunes stretch up to 50 kilometers (30 miles) to the Pacific and are said to be the largest sand dunes in the world; seriously impressive. We stayed at the Hotel Las Dunas. Our room was $100 USD per night. Yes the rate was ... read more

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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

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Leila R Albert

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Many trips to Yucatan and Arizona. A bit of time in Crane Lake, Chiapas, Iceland, Ireland, Peru, New Orleans. Lived in Minnesota, California, Illinois, Texas, and Colorado. Now we call Wisconsin our home. We've been up and down the entire Midwest and visited some other states, too. We spent four months driving through Mexico and Central America. Then, five weeks traveling from the north to south of Peru. And then, a year later, four weeks more. Why? Well, why not! We've only just begun! Road trippin with the parents followed, but...forgot to blog; next time! We did ... full info

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