Lake Titicaca 6

Amazing race thru South America

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June 9th 2007
Puno is a very nice village. It´s rather touristy. The advantages were a huge variety of restaurants with western cuisine and the fact that many people spoke English. We still hadn’t got used to the altitude when we took the bus to Copacabana. It’s a tiny village on the bolivian side of lake Titicaca. This place was just packed of tourists. I believe that the whole region is living of tou ... 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