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Puno and the floating islands

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March 12th 2009
After Cuzco, we made our way more or less directly to Puno, a town on the edge of Lake Titicaca. This is the highest lake in the world, and it quite beautiful. It also has floating islands, which are one of Peru's top tourist draws. Long ago, some of the native people living on islands and the mainland got tired of being bossed around by some of the others, so they built thick boats and platfor ... 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