A New Continent! 494841567230361

A New Continent!

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February 14th 2013
We flew to Lima Peru first thing on Thursday morning. The flight went smoothly and as we flew over the Lima area I was blown away by what the terrain looked like. From the sky it looked like I had always pictured parts of the Middle East. Desert, pure desert with sand dunes and row upon row of crappy housing several stories high, really just shacks stacked on top of each other. I hadn't done a ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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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