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Lago Titicaca

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August 25th 2009
When Rupal and I came back from Machu Picchu, we met up with Annu. There is no rest for the wicked, so the next day we took the bus to Puno, which is on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. It is shared by Peru and Bolivia and there is a Peruvian joke that says "the Peruvians got the titi side whilst the Bolivians go the caca side". The trip to Puno itself was ... 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