Enjoying Pisco Sours in Puno

Puno, Lake Titkaka and the Floating Islands

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July 7th 2008
Sorry for such a long entry guys but it was hard to break it down! We headed to Puno early Monday morning from Colca Canyon. We drove through the 5000m area again but this time I was much better, I think after all the walking and spening two days at altitude I had aclimatised. We arrived in Puno about lunch time had some food and milled around for a bit. We went to a rock and reggae bar in the ... 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