Islas Uros

Memories are made of knits

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December 31st 2008
Seven hours on a cross-country bus, curled up contortionist-like in a dank, humid compartment with the window as company was enough for me to realise that I was now travelling on my own. Sharing a space is not always sharing an experience. The person at your side may brush off you in absent-minded intimacy, but you're miles back down the road. Or up ahead. Or you've already crossed into an ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca

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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