Sunset up at Pachatata on Amantani

The Islands of Lake Titicaca

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October 21st 2009
We arrived in Puno early evening, after a strange bus trip, which amongst other things, left early, didn´t have a toilet that was promised, had passangers arguing with the ticket collector, stopped plenty of times and without warning or without being told by anyone from the bus company an hour out from Puno we had to jump off our bus and jump on to the bus in front (which was moving), whilst we p ... 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