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Amantani and Uros Islands

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July 9th 2007
Well after all the fun and adventure of yesterday, we had a home stay with the locals on Amantani, we stayed in mud brick houses which were suprisingly nice inside, electricity, comfy beds and great people, we were greated and taken into their homes and given a magnificent dinner, comprising of that soup and a potato and rice dish, and of course more coca tea, this is what they eat most days, and ... read more

South America » Chile

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more