Uros Islands

local transport (quite sophisticated)

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Lake Titicaca - 60% Peruvian and 40% Bolivian

August 9th 2007
I spent 7 days by the lake/on the lake. From Arequipa I went straight to Puno with Jason and Ash, my Australian travelling companions. The following day we went on a tour to a few islands. Uros islands are remarkable - they are man-made, floating islands on the lake, inhabited by 2000 people. But they mainly live off tourists nowadays. We also visited Taquile and Amantani islands (not floati ... read more

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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

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