Advertisement

Local Mothers

On Amantani Island most fathers work on the mainland, leaving the mothers to rais the kids, and farm the land by hand...not an easy life.


From: South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca

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]
Blog: Lake Titikaka - Big Lake, Beautiful Scenery and Bus Crashes
Date: May 5th 2007

Greetings All! Well with a week spent around the worlds highest and largest navigable lake in the world, I must say we have had quite a few unique, first time experiences up here. At 3800 meters (12573 feet), its pretty amazing to look across a body of water and get lost on the horizon. We arrived in Puno, the major city situated on the Peruvian side. We booked a two day tour to see the var ... read more


Advertisement





Tot: 0.082s; Tpl: 0.005s; cc: 9; qc: 15; dbt: 0.0108s; 1; s:apollo w:www (50.28.60.10); sld: 1; ; mem: 6.2mb