Guinea Pig hutch out the back of a local homestead

Puno, the floating islands, and Lago Titicaca

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May 20th 2007
On the way to Puno having said goodbye to Cusco, we caught the much slower but more scenic train to Puno (approximately 10 hours away). We passed through the large township of Juliaca on the way only realising after we arrived at Puno that the night before in Juliaca, a large bomb had gone off killing 6 people and wounding 47 more. The authorities are not ruling out terrrorism, but they think it m ... 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