The condor

It´s a small world after all

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January 30th 2007
It's funny how coincidences work sometimes. After I got back from trekking around Huaraz, I got an email from a my friend of mine from college, Jake Berkowitz, who a couple days after me also left to go on a trek around Huaraz, of all places. Instead of continuing on, I decided to wait a couple extra days until he got back last Tuesday. I met up with him and a friend of his from home, Jed, and im ... 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