Bus Snack

Sand in my Pants

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March 2nd 2010
With Cusco behind us our trip was quickly coming to an end. We thought of heading off to the second deepest canyon in the world outside of Arequipa but after the thought of lugging packs down switchbacks of a canyon twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, the beach trumped the hiking. We headed Northwest after a one night stay in a dive hotel in Arequipa to the small beach town of Chala. Our guid ... 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