Family welcomes us to Tumbes

From Lima To Tumbes

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June 19th 2010
After a few adventures and interesting experiences it was time to leave Lima for the far north of Peru. We took the bus as a plane with our extra baggage would have cost an arm and a leg. The bus was one of those big double level road liners and quite comfortable really. Still, 19 hours is a long time to be sitting on a bus. Peruvians for the most part are .. well .. short, and the seating ... read more

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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