Puno

Peru

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July 27th 2008
Hello, we´ve been in Brazil for 10 days now so time for a quick update of our two weeks in Peru. We spent the time in southern Peru visiting the main tourist spots. The first stop was Puno on Lake Titicaca. The city is only 3 hours from the Bolivian border and we didn´t notice too many differences except that it became immediately obvious that Peru is a mass tourist destination. Puno itself wa ... read more

South America » Peru

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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