Lake Titicaca

Puno and the Island Tour

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April 6th 2007
we arrived in Puno expecting something a little smaller but it was more like a mini shanghai....crazy busy, bustling streets and rickshaws everywhere!! Cool place though but not a lot to do apart from eat, drink and go on island tours....so that is what we did!! We stayed in a hotel...nice...own room, tv and shower....codl water that is...not so luxury after all!! We went on the island tour ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca » Taquile Island

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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