Miraflores Electrical System

Miraflores Power Supply

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June 16th 2010
The electrical wiring setup in Peru is .. um .. very random. Occasionally you will see what we in Australia would recognise as power lines, but for the most part, every house in Peru is connected seemingly at random using the insulated black cables pictured here. They run in all directions and pretty much all heights as well. (as long as they clear traffic of course) They wrap around the si ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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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