The view from our villa

From the Galápagos Islands (Equador) to Lima (Peru) in 13 hours

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February 27th 2016
We spent all day today travelling between the Galápagos Islands and Lima, Peru. Ugh! We all wished we could stay a week at the Royal Palm Hotel, but we had to head to Peru our next exciting South American destination. So, at 9.30am we were picked up and bussed back to the Itabaca Canal. We crossed the canal and then transferred to another bus that took us to the airport. It was very slow che ... read more

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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