Colca Canyon, near Yanque

Arequipa and the Colca Canyon

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December 4th 2006
It's been quite some time since I've written a blog. This is wholly the result of my frugality: it costs far too much to download your photos to a CD here. I won't write how much, so that no one who thinks in USD thinks I'm crazy. So, from Nasca I took an overnight bus to Arequipa. This was my first overnight bus (which are a staple of South American travel, the distances are so vast and train ... 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