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Floating Islands and Lake Titicaca

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April 25th 2008
One of the top tourist destination in Lake titicaca area are unique Islas Flotanes. (lake Titicca peruvian site) Then Uros people choose to live on the islands build using many layers of the totora reeds that grow in the shalows of Lake Titicaca. The reason they started their floating existance centures ago was to isolate themselves from Incas and Collas . One of the Uros Island we visited is ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more