Llama or Alpaca?

Lake Titicaca and Peru

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April 18th 2006
Boy, what a day yesterday. We left La Paz and got a ride to Copacabana, then took a boat out to the Isla del Sol and Isla de la Luna (Islands of the Sun and the Moon). The trip out there was good, and being on the islands was too - we bought a few things and looked around. Both had great views of the lake and the other islands. The boat ride back, however, was not so fun. At Lake Titicaca, ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Ollantaytambo

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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