Fruit from cactus plant.

Stuck in Puno

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June 22nd 2009
Hello everyone, Well, we made it to Puno on Friday evening. We had reservations at the Bothy hostel in Puno, but when we arrived we found that they had overbooked. Two other couples were in the same boat. Anyway, we were transported to a new hostel but we were not happy with it. We stayed that night but quickly went out the next morning to find something else. Saturday morning we found h ... 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