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Two Nights in Lima and Peru´s Your Oyster

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May 28th 2010
Cally and I arrived in Lima at 9:30 at night, welcomed by a swarm of Peruvian men in cheap suits carrying signs and placards with names like Betty Roberts and Sr. Juan Ramirez on them. None of the signs had our names. No one was waiting for us. But, we had to wait for someone - quite happily though, might I add. We had to wait for our friend to arrive, and I contemplated scribbling her name, Mala ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » 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