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The Desert

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February 14th 2011
The familiar coffee-grinder noises from our engine gave way to the soft crunching of loose sand under our tires. As we pulled to a stop on the shoulder of the highway the tire noise gave way to... nothing. We were alone in the midst of the white nothingness of the Peruvian desert. We stepped out into the direct sun and felt the steady wind that made its way across the landmarkless plain. On this t ... read more

South America » Peru » Trujillo

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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