Arequipa to Cusco

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December 13th 2015
25 November: After a gruelling 11 or so hours on the bus, we arrived in Arequipa at around 2am. From here it was onto a smaller bus to take us to our hotel. We all had a bit of a sleep in today with nothing happening until 10am when we went for a walk around the city. We saw the main plaza and some local markets, before a few of us went to a rooftop terrace for a couple of beers that over looked ... 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