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Lake Titicaca and Bolivian cowboy dreams

September 10th 2008
Our journey through Peru brought us to Lake Titicaca on the border with Bolivia. The lake lies at 3,800 m above sea level (12,500 ft.) and is approximately 160 km long and 70 km wide at its widest. It has been inhabited for many thousands of years and has seen important civilisations on both sides of the border and on the islands which lie on the Peruvian side of the lake. Our base was the city of ... read more

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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

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Alice and Paul

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We have finally managed to fulfil one of our dreams, travelling around the world. We are leaving on 3rd of April and look forward to tell our friends and family everything about this adventure!! The first leg of our adventure will take us to Delhi in India, followed by Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and Brazil. We are all too aware that this is an amazing opportunity for us to experience life in very diverse cultures not as holidaymakers but as true travellers for the first time. We intend to experience the journey to the full, to soak up the sigh... full info

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