Reed house

Lago Titicaca

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September 19th 2007
Dear family and friends, Joel and I just arrived back from a 2 day adventure on Lake Titicaca. At 3800 m, it is the highest lake in the world. We started off in the Uros islands. These islands are floating and are manmade out of reeds. Everything on the islands is made of reeds from the houses, to the boats to the mattresses. We then took a 3 hour long boat ride to Amantouti island (sp ?) wher ... 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