Cerviche

Crazy Peruvians

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December 9th 2006
The first week has been a very eventful week... Both our flights were delayed from Heathrow and then we lost our baggage, then the taxi driver was pulled over by the police when he was taking us to the hostel. We got our bags back eventually though. Wasnt too impressed with Lima, where we spent 3 days, we then went onto a place called Pisco and Parracas. Pisco was DODGY...just as we arrived in ... read more

South America » Peru » 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