Homes on the island

Last Day in Peru

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October 13th 2007
Como estas So, today is our last day in Peru. We are catching a bus this afternoon to Copacabana, Bolivia (side note, the Barry Manilow song is about the beach in Brazil, which we also intend to go to, not this town). We are in a small city called Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca which is pretty popular because of its proximity to the floating islands, of the los uros people. We took a to ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca » Uros Island

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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