Uros Islands

Lake Titicaca and Puno

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April 9th 2008
Chris and I also went on an amazing tour of Lake Titicaca, the largest lake in South America. We left early in the morning and took a 30 minute boat ride to Uros, which are man-made floating islands where the Uro Tribe still live. The tribe dates back to pre-Incan times. They wanted to live apart from other people to preserve their culture so they made these floating islands out of reeds and ha ... 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