The Route

The dangerous road

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September 6th 2005
Well that was one of the hardest, scariest journeys we have ever done. The road was a very narrow dirt track along the backbone of the Andes. It was noted in our Lonely Planet guide as being “a little hard on the back”. Well at one point the back wheels came off the road and they had to jack it back onto the road, and the drop must have been at least 500m directly down, down, down. Luckily ... read more

South America » Peru » Ayacucho

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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