floating out to the uros

Puno

---

August 21st 2006
I thought Puno would be a good halfway-ish point between copacabana and cusco. I stayed one night, had a good one, taking advantage of the ´one free drink´ almost thrown at gringo´s passing by. In the morning I took a bicycle taxi down to the harbour to leave for the Isles Flotantes, the floating islands also known as the Uros. Still thoroughly enjoying Hugh Thompson´s ´the white rock´ a ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno

---

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