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Streets of San Pedro

South America (Part 5) - Peru: On the trail of the Incas

August 1st 2010
San Pedro de Atacama Before we come onto Peru, we did, as Tracy said last time, arrive back into civilization somewhat in the form of San Pedro de Atacama,Chile. Bolivia was great and I really did enjoy the three day/two night (more like two day/two night) Salar de Uyuni trip but I was glad on the afternoon of July 11th to finally see what we as westerners would call roads. We arrived i ... read more
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Peruvian Flag 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
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