Uros Floating Islands

Reed Islands and buses that leak wee

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March 12th 2007
After our night on Amantani Island we headed towards Uros in our slow old ferry. On the way we played some more cards with Ed, Sofia, Helen and James. Uros is a set of islands made from reeds. Originally they were created by local tribes hiding from the invading Incas (don´t let the folks from Cusco hear you suggest the Incas invaded anywhere). Eventually the Incas found them and intermixed wi ... read more

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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