River Valley

White Water Rafting Day 1

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June 23rd 2005
As from the previous blog entry, the entire group was seething at my unintentional separation. Anyway.. it will take some time to smooth things over with everyone... it seems that even though I left messages with the most obvious personnel and authorities( the tour guides VM, the destination hotel, and the local police chief in the city I got lost in) no one seemed think that I was capable of d ... 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