Mancora

Mancora

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January 12th 2007
Mancora is a town on the North Easterly point of Peru just 2 hours away from the border with Ecuador. This is the perfect place to learn to surf and after never quite getting around to it properly in Australia I was ready to give it a go. However with a sprained foot there wasn't much for me to do for a couple of days other than sun bathe and eat. Even that was a mistake as just before leaving I m ... read more

South America » Peru » Piura » Máncora

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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