One of the Many Strikes Impeding Our Trip

An Unexpected Peruvian Experience

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July 23rd 2005
Mishaps Abound It started the first day I arrived in Peru. Tracie and I had a joyful reunion at the airport where we promptly got ripped off by our overly aggressive taxi driver. After some confusion as to when Pam was supposed to meet us, we decided she would be arriving at midnight to our hotel, and we would have a long awaited reunion and go gallavanting into piranha and anaconda infe ... 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