Puno

Copacabana to Puno

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March 22nd 2007
Left Copacabana at 9-00am and headed for Puno, the trip uncomplicated crossing the border into Peru went smoothly and arrived in Puno by 13-00. As we arrived earlier than expected (the clocks went back an hour) rather then waste an afternoon I negotiated with a taxis driver to take me to Puno´s port where the Yavari is moored The story of the ship I heard on a Michael Palin programme and ... 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