On The Road

Lake Titicaca

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March 23rd 2008
Big, Blue, Beautiful....and Burnt to a Crisp! At 4:30 this morning, eight of us fumbled back into the volunteer house and flopped into bed after a long, but fantastic journey to Lake Titicaca. The adventure started at 6:30 on Thursday morning, when we were picked up from the house and taken to the "First Class" bus terminal. For the next ten hours, we were students to ourb friendly ... 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