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Floating Islands

June 11th 2010
This morning Sarah was feeling much better. We woke up and took showers (still not hot) then found our free breakfast - same as all the others with bread and strawberry jam. We then caught a "trici-taxi" which is a man on a bicycle with a cart in front for us to ride in. They are everywhere in the city and we only had to pay S3 (about $1) for the 5 minute ride down to the dock. We decided to d ... read more
South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca » Uros Island

Peruvian Flag 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
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