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Saturday, July 16, 2011
From 100 Facts for 100 Years of Machu Picchu - #58
By Catharine Hamm | Los Angeles Times Travel Editor
58. Spain called its conquered lands the "Viceroyalty of Peru," ruling for 300 years.
Under the Viceroyalty of Peru most of South America was under the control of Lima. All ships traveling between South America and Europe and / or Asia were required to pass through the port of Callao (just outside of Lima).
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