Amantani Family

Day5

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July 2nd 2007
We were woken by our host at 6am for a 6:30am breakfast. We were provided with a bucket of water and bowl in order to wash. Ollie was still feeling queasy, Vaughan gave him an altitude sickness tablet, but he decided to give breakfast a miss. Breakfast consisted of pancakes with marmalade and coca tea. We then said our farewells to the family, bought the chullo hats we had been knitted and were t ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca » Uros 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