La Huaca de la Luna

Peru (Huaquillas to Lake Titicaca)

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January 12th 2015
So I crossed the border into Peru with no problems and then got off the bus at a town called Tumbes as that is where the bus journey ended. We (me and these two Chilean girls) then had to find somehow of getting to Mancora. We eventually found a mini bus that was going there and I remember it feeling like we were like sardines in a tin, packed in with a whole bunch of Peruvians. After what seemed ... read more

South America » Peru

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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