Taquile Island

So old, but still dancing at altitude!

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March 11th 2007
Well what a way to spend a birthday a 28th at that! Before going to Amantani Island where we stayed the night with a family we visited other islands. The first stop after a very, very slow ferry trip was Taquile Island. On board the boat on the way our guide Perry taught us some more Quechuan to use on the island. Taquile Island is famous for textiles. We marched ourselves up the hill with amazin ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Lake Titicaca

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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