dancing

The nine communities have a dance-off after lunch. In general there seemed to be a group of men from each community that played the music on flutes, and another group of men and women who performed the dance. The main element of the dance consisted of holding hands in a circle in a sort of conga line, but the idea is to whip each other around. It´s rather nauseating as we found out later in the evening.

Goodbye Peru

January 27th 2006
The boat travels at a deliberate pace through the icy blue waters of lake Titicaca, as the intense sun saps the energy of the passengers sprawled on the roof. Only two hours to go until we reach the floating islands of the Uros people. We notice a fast moving boat on the horizon. An odd site on this tranquil lake, where we have seen all of about 5 boats in 3 days, none of which barely create a ... read more

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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

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