Uros - plavajuce ostrovy/ floating islands

ostrovy na Titicaca/ islands on Titicaca

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December 13th 2010
Rano, ako uz asi tak milionkrat, sme museli vstavat velmi skoro - 6.15. Nas plan na najblizsie dva dni boli ostrovy na jazere Titicaca, teda len na peruanska cast. Prvou zastavkou boli plavajuce ostrovy Uros. Tieto ostrovy su vybudovane z miestneho rakosu ktory sa vola totora a naozaj plavaju. Z rakosia bolo na ostrove uplne vsetko - domy, lodky, vyhliadka a dokonca sa spodna cast rakosia dala jes ... 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