Children playing on the floating Island

Lake Titicaca and Puno

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November 26th 2009
14th November The morning was spent planning our onwards journey where we decided to make tracks towards La Paz and Lake Titicaca. We´d spoken to a coupke of friends in our group, Chanj and Jen, who were also looking at heading that way so we decided to travel together. We caught a cab to the bus train and I put,my best haggling Spanish to work and we got a bus leaving that eve at 10pm to Pun ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca » Taquile Island

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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