Cycle Crazy

Day4

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July 1st 2007
A 6:30am alarm call started off the day! After a very basic breakfast we were transported to the docks in a bicycle contraption which had two seats at the front and a pedal cyclist at the rear. We rode at breakneck speed in convoy across the city. At the port there was a simple food market where we were invited to buy some basic provisions for our homestead family. We bought some rice, sugar, ban ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca

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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