Miaflores

Ecuador to Peru

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July 29th 2012
Well, we had expected some delays with all the air travel involved in this trip and thought that we had overcome this in Auckland, but not to be! We arrived back in Quito for a day lay over from the Glapagos and had a quiet day just wandering around the old town and a leisurely lunch. Arrived at the airport in good time to catch our flight to Lima, checked in, passed through security and immigrati ... read more

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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