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PUNO - LAKE TITICACA - PERU

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November 10th 2007
We are in Peru.... After crossing the border, we get to Puno, still on the Lake Titicaca. Baring in mind that the lake sits at 3810m above sea level and in some places is about 200km long and 70km wide. So there´s a lot of water. The program here is to visit the floating islandsor The Uros Islands. The Uros people continuously build or maintain islands from reed. Boats are also built from reed. ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca

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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