boat ride accross lake titicacca

Lake Titicaca

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October 3rd 2009
We stayed overnight in Puno where we all went for a big dinner, steak and red wine, wonderful, before setting off for Lake Titicaca. We were up early in the morning where we had cycle style tuk tuks to take us to the harbour. It turned into a race as we all told our drivers that there would be a bonus in it for him if we got there first. At the harbour there were a number of food shops where we ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno

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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