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Tacna

Typical street scene
Tacna Peru

June 16th 2005
Well, this one is short coz there's not a lot to write about in Tacna. We decided to leave Iquique by plane, a mere 30min flight up to Arica near the border. From here we took a taxi across the border and on to the 1st town in Peru, Tacna. This jaunt cost more than the flight!! On arrival to Tacna we tried to get a bus out to Puno, the the 1st one leaving was at 7.00pm. Tacna gave us our f ... read more
South America » Peru

Peruvian Flag 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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