Local lad chews grass

Lake Titicaca and the Islanders

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December 16th 2008
We left for Puno on a tour bus and stopped at a number of small towns along the way. Andahuaylillas, Rumicolca, Pucara and Raqchi were Incan and pre-Incan towns famous for their architecture and history We arrived in Puno with a temporary travel companion called Peter, a Dutch art historian living in Paris and very much a self-professed European. He was a nice lad and he set us up in another ni ... 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