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Life's a Beach

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October 31st 2012
Leaving Ecuador behind we entered Peru at the town of Tumbes. The border crossing was pretty quick and easy, a few forms to be filled in, queue up at one desk to be stamped out of Ecuador, go to a second desk and hand your passport in to be stamped into Peru. Back on the truck it was another long and dusty drive through Peru to the coast. Straight away Peru felt different, louder, dustier, more ... read more

South America » Peru » Tumbes » Punta Sal

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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