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Day 25 - Lima

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December 21st 2010
Lima Lima marked the start of our time in Peru and also the start of the trip that we had to plan entirely ourselves. We had heard from other people that it was not a very pleasant city and that there was not much to do there. With this in mind we had booked a hostel in Miraflores an affluent suberb for only one night. Once we arrived we had a walk around Miraflores which was pleasant enough bu ... read more

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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