Sand buggy in Huacachina

Peru

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September 20th 2018
Peru was the first country in South America that really gave us an appreciation of how big this continent really is. We had travelled 15 hours, on three different buses to get from Banos across the border to Mancora a little town on the northwest coast of Peru but we were shocked to see just how little we had moved down the map of South America when we looked! Only a few days later we would be on ... 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