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January 13th 2007
On January 10th I left Newark, NJ and landed 8 hours later in Lima, Peru, the first stop on my South American journey. With dreams of mate and Che with his motorcycle fresh in my mind, I tried not to have too many expectations of the next few months and just live the days as the come. By the time I got to Lima on the 10th it was already late at night and I just crawled into bed at the Hotel Esp ... 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