P1080106

Lima to Puno August 2017

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October 11th 2017
August 28, 2017 There is a distinct advantage being on a semi organized trip to a foreign country – after arriving in Lima at 1am after about 17 hours of travelling, it was awesome to walk out of the baggage claim area and to see our names on a sign – no thinking required, just load our bags into a van (the trunk was subsequently locked so it could not be burgled when we were stopped) and rel ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno

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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