P1000140

Ketchup with the lingo!

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March 27th 2011
We start the day with a talk from Max about our tour to come and learn a few interesting snippets. For instance Peru has departments rather than counties and we will be visiting five of them, Lima, Ica, Arequipa, Puno and Cusco. There are three main regions: the coast of the Pacific Ocean where it´s pretty much desert and a bit of arable land where crops are grown and includes Lima, hence sixty p ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

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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