Pelican

City and Sea

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November 8th 2012
Leaving Huaraz behind it was time to once again head back to the sea, as the truck winds its way along the mountain passes you can feel the air around you change, breathing returns to normal and the slightly heady sick feeling disappears, thankfully the altitude hasn’t affected me too much, and hopefully the more time I spend at it the easier it will be, some haven’t been so lucky, people have ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Lima

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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