Disgusted!

Day 53 - Reunited

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May 14th 2010
Another example of lost in translation - at breakfast we were offered scrambled eggs instead of papaya juice in case we hadn't liked the juice the day before. An interesting trade off - but they had observed correctly as Chris drunk none of his the day before. I was however looking forward to mine so ordered one juice and one portion of eggs. The Spanish was all very simple and straightforward, so ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » Puno

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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