Chan Chan

Ica, Huacachina, and Trujillo

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December 10th 2010
Back to the desert: Huacachina and Trujillo I’m gonna cram a few small travels in one entry here, despite them being quite far away from each other geographically. I’ve been moving pretty fast over the last few days and spending alot of time on buses (something like thirty hours over the last four or five days) because i’m excited to get to Ecuador and Colombia and have some time ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Huacachina

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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