Cycling to Barranco

Perusing Peru

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October 21st 2016
The flight from Denver was a full day of travel that went smoothly and allowed for lots of movie watching. At the Lima airport we were greeted pleasantly by our pre-booked taxi driver who was waiting for us with our names on a sign, we felt like high rollers! She got us safely (although her van took a beating) to our home stay location in Miraflores, a region of Lima about an hour of adventurous d ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

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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