Ariquipa Convent

Puno and Arequipa

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August 10th 2006
After Machu Picchu we took a ten hour train to Puno where we took a two day trip on Lake Titicaca which is the highest lake in South America, close to 4000 meters and toured the floating islands and two other isolated islands. The floating islands are islands created by people who were wanting to avoid the different wars all the way back to the Incas. They are people made islands from woven gras ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » 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