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Colca Canyon

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May 2nd 2014
After a buffet breakfast at the Casa Andina, Cesar, our guide for the next two days, was calling our name in the lobby. He and Felix, the driver of an 11-passenger travel van, would take us from Arequipa to the Colca Canyon. There was already a couple on the van and we would make three more stops and leave the city at capacity. As soon as we broke from the city, the smog lifted and the snow-cap ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa

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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