Economy class

Death and the desert

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November 9th 2006
In my mad attempt to fit as much into my Peruvian trip as I could, I left my tour of the Islas Ballestas in the morning to make the three-hour trip down to Nasca to fly over the famous Líneas de Nasca and then go another seven hours back up to Lima. The lines were of course interesting, but one aspect of the trip that was even more--we'll say--exciting was the trip down to Nasca itself. After ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca

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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