Dunes 2

Huarmey

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June 17th 2010
Huarmey is an hour south of Casma, along the Panamerican Highway. It´s a five-hour bus from Lima and is a lively, relatively wealthy little pueblo with plenty of accommodations and restaurants. In winter, reservations are apparently unnecessary. In two days I haven´t run into another tourist anywhere. I came here on a whim and my experiences below prove I had no idea what I was doing, which I su ... read more

South America » Peru » Ancash » Huarmey

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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