Mi Vecino

Guadalupe, outside Ica

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November 17th 2006
By Huacachina I was feeling a bit too touristy, so I contacted Don Leonardo from Hospitality Club. I then grabbed a taxi and collectivo to the main square of his little suburb of Ica, Guadalupe. The town is tiny. There was a band playing outside the mint green and white church when I arrived. The bushes in the main plaza are shaped into llamas. Someone was attempting to set off fireworks in t ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica

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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