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A Blast Through Peru!

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July 12th 2010
Leaving the Galapagos Islands turned out to be a bit more of a struggle than I had anticipated and even though at the time I thought timeframes were tight, I assumed that it would be a weekly occurrence, that boats would dock in time for passengers to board their connecting flight. Obviously I was wrong and turning up 30 minutes before my flight to Guayaquil was not correct procedure for the staf ... 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