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CANYON COUNTRY & LAKE TITICACA

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June 10th 2010
Well, my promise at being more prolific with my blog writing has failed miserably. I am now going to describe events that occurred about 5 weeks ago in Peru while I sit in a hostal at the shore of the very beautiful Lake Tekapo on the South Island of New Zealand! So this is going to be as brief as possible…. The best place to go and see the rare Andean Condor is at a place called Cruz del C ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon

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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