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Trujillo

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July 2nd 2010
After an horrendous nights sleep on the night bus we arrived at trujillo. We were pretty pleased we were safe because buses travelling north-south have a bad reputation of drunk bus drivers and horrific crashes. We got the scariest taxi soo far from the bus station to Huanchaco where we were staying. Every hostel since the craphole at Cuenca I have been apprehensive as what to e ... read more

South America » Peru » Trujillo

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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