PALACE WALL RELIEF

PERU---LAND OF THE INCA

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January 31st 2012
Our 72 day cruise around South America will give us only a glimpse of this vast continent. With six days in Peru we’ll have a chance to explore just the coastal region of the country. This part of Peru is very unique in that it is a desert, caused in part by the cold Humboldt Current which brings the frigid waters of Antarctica up along the west coast of South America. Even though Peru is locate ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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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