Puno.

En-route through reed beds to floating village.

July 6th 2008
Puno is located on the Peruvian half of Lake Titicaca. Its a popular place from which to visit Uros and Sillustrani. Uros are a group of man made floating islands, originally constructed for defensive reasons by pre Inca tribes. Each one is made from a type of reed which are constantly replenished as they rot away. The largest hold about 10 families and when numbers exceed this they simply b ... read more

South America » Peru

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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Brendan and Linda Hegarty

Bren and Linda

Hi. My name is Brendan, my wife is Linda and we are both Irish, currently living in Dublin. My wife and I have always envied those young people who had the opportunity to travel after leaving school, collage etc. We ourselves went straight from school into the work place. We always told ourselves that we would make up for this by travelling after our retirements, if we made it that far. But we often asked ourselves why the pleasures of travel should only apply to the young or the old. What about us in betweens, yep thats right, the middle aged. Both of us were in the fortuna... full info

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