Floating islands

Lake Titicaca

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June 22nd 2007
On to the next stage of our amazing journey and we arrived in Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca, taking our first rickshaw. At last we got to say Adios to Kate´s fingernail, someone in the rickshaw is in for a nasty surprise! oops! The next day we started a 2 day tour of the islands in the Peruvian half of the lake. First, the oh so amazing floating islands built of reeds. They were absolute ... 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