Row, row, row your boat..

Peru Trip

---

November 2nd 2009
November 1-3, 2009 - Puno & Lake Titicaca, Peru After a decent night´s sleep, we are all thrown into Taxi Chollos (small three wheeled, peddle powered taxis) which take us to the port of Puno where we will board a boat to take us out on to this massive lake and head for Taquile Island, about three hours away. The scenery is amazing here so there are plenty of photos to see (when I get a chan ... read more

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

---

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