Mollendo

Mollendo

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January 6th 2007
Now let me tell you about Mollendo: Mollendo is the first beach resort that you come to when you travel west from Cusco/Arequipa and is on the coast: it is not on the typical gringo trail; the reason that I know this is after being there for 4 days we did not meet one other foreigner and when typing my travel blog now it is not on the drop down key when entering the place that I have been (sort ... 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