Are we there yet??

Poor Man´s Galapagos, dune boarding & Nazca

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November 17th 2006
Wednesday 15th November - Paracas National Park We drive to Paracas National Park. We stop at the exhibition centre (fascinating not!) and wander for a kilometer to watch the wading birds. Even with my binoculars I can only see 2 flamingos in the distance, well I assume its flamingos and not plastic bags but I can´t see them that well! We drive out to the cliffs. The park is impr ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca

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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