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Paddling!

White water rafting, home stay, goodbye peru and hello La Paz

April 27th 2007
After our exertions on the Inca Trail we had a few days of R & R in Cusco, while some of our GAP group went into the Amazon Jungle. We decided to spend one of the day’s white water rafting on the Urubamba River. We took a two hour bus journey south west of Cusco with a bunch of Israelis (who got great satisfaction from quoting the latest Borak film) to our base camp. Here we were given a 30minu ... read more
South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca » Taquile Island

Peruvian Flag 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
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