Looking out over Tequile island

Puno - Lake Titicaca Day 2

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March 16th 2007
Day 2 After a lovely pancake breakfast we left our family, having given them the presents we had brought for them. Although it was very much aimed at tourism, it had been a wonderful experience to be part of how these local people live. We then left Amantani and moved on to Tequile island. Here, we walked around pretty much the whole place and had some lunch in the Plaza de Armas. The island d ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno

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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