Machu Picchu

Our Peruvian experience so far

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August 25th 2006
Hi everyone Hope you are all ok. We have just finished our second week in Peru and wanted to keep you updated... We arrived in Lima about 2 weeks ago and spent our first day paragliding over the city, which was awesome. Lima is quite busy and polluted so it was nice not to spend too long there. Seeing the city from the air was certainly an interesting experience. One minute your flying over ... 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