Our Taxis to the Pier

Lake Titicaca

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July 20th 2009
We spent a day out on Lake Titicaca visiting two islands, Uros and Taquille. Lake Titicaca is the world's highest navigable lake. After a half hour sail from Puno we docked alongside Los Uros, a floating island made from totura reeds. We were shown how large sods of turf are joined together and then anchored to a depth of 20 metres in the lake bed. Totora reeds are then laid across the turf in a c ... 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