The fantastic Lake Titicaca with mountains in the distance

The islands of Lake Titicaca

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June 9th 2008
From La Paz, we travelled on to Lake Titicaca, which is shared by Bolivia and Peru (although we were told to remember that Peru owns 60% by a Peruvian guy!) and is the highest navigable lake in the world, at 3800 meters above sea level. We stopped in the Bolivian town of Copacabana, just before the border, where we ate lunch on the way through to Peru. We enjoyed the local delicacy of Trout, fre ... 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