Huts st Huancavelica

Lima to Urubamba

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November 11th 2015
Lima to Ayacucho We rolled out just after 8 this morning and made fairly short work of getting out of the huge metropolis that is Lima. The first part of the day was spent riding alongside of the coast with the Pacific Ocean on our right and sand dunes or desert on our left. There were lots of huts made of some type of woven thatching or brick dotted in the sand dunes. It seemed a strange ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Urubamba

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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