Train from Cusco to Puno

Copacabana

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August 4th 2006
Wednesday we had reservations on the 8am train from Cusco to Puno, on the shore of Lake Titicaca. Amy woke me at 7am, I was still drunk from the previous night´s clubbing. I slept the first few hours of the journey missing some amazing scenery. Of course, there was plenty more to come. The train travelled really slowly taking 10 hours to reach Puno. The same journey by bus is only 6 hours! Much ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more