our mode of transportation to the harbour

Lake Titicaca and surrounds

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August 22nd 2008
Friday 22 Another fairly early start…we left 8am to go to Puno which is on the shores of Lake Titicaca. The landscape changes with quite fertile land along the way with lot of people farming llama and alpaca. Saw wild vicuna which are like small llamas. We stopped at Sillustani which is an old Incan funeral site. This involved a 15min hike uphill, it really tested how we were faring with ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca » Uros Island

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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