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Peru - Mancora to the Colca Canyon

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March 5th 2011
The lazy days of beaching have passed and I am off and out into a world of many buses, rapid travel.. and heights of 5000m above sea level! It is amazing the distance you can cover and things you can see when you are willing to accept long bus rides, luckily the buses are quite nice here in Peru. I left Ecuador just under 2 weeks ago and my first stop was Mancora. Arriving from Canoa Ma ... read more

South America » Peru

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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