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Lake Titicaca

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January 23rd 2009
We took a ferry tour of Lake Titicaca and visited Taquile Island for a delicious Titicaca Trout lunch and then visited the famous Uros Floating Islands. Whole communities live on massive floating islands made out of 2m thick layer of reeds. The reeds need to be replaced every few months, usually new reeds are laid on top and the rotting ones pushed to the bottom. The reeds used for a variety of ha ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca » Taquile 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