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Puno and Lago Titicaca

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December 4th 2009
I travelled to Puno on the shore of Lago Titicaca with the three Welsh girls I met in Arequipa, Jess, Leanne and Rhian, and an English guy called Ben. We stayed at The Point hostel. After arriving we went straight into town as we only had two days to see the city and the lake. We visited the Cathedral, very similar to most of the others I have seen in Peru - very big and very ornate. We saw a bapt ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » Puno

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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