La Rosa Nautica

Day 16 - A Day at the Beach

---

June 28th 2010
We had been is Lima for two days and still had not been down to the water. Today was planned as our "day at the beach." Only it didn't look to promising when we woke up and it was raining. The Pacific coast of Peru is blanketed by a fog or mist for most of winter due to landscape, prevailing winds, and sea surface temperatures(65f). The fog had been present in varying thickness since we arrived in ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

---

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