Waiting for the police to release our driver

Cusco to Puno, and the Uros (floating) Islands

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April 29th 2007
We were picked up from our hotel in Cusco at 7am on Saturday for a 9 hour bus trip to Puno. There didn't appear to be a lot to see along the way but they told us the bus was quicker than the train so it seemed like the most efficient way to get there. It turned out to be a reasonably unexciting day, until around 1.30 when the bus was pulled over by the Peruvian police for what seemed like a routin ... 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