Sunrise at Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca

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October 26th 2007
On Thursday we rose at 05:00 for a 06:00 departure to see the condors in Colca Canyon. Obviously something had been lost in the message because we travelled for about five minutes and were dumped in the middle of an Andean village where the only way to escape the full-volume recorded music, the children dancing in the square and the usual stalls selling local crafts was into the church which is un ... 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