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The wonderful Lake Titcaca

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August 27th 2006
Puno, Peru´s side of Lake Titicaca... Well we headed on from Cuzco to Puno, next to Lake Titicaca on the Peruvian side. We were told in Cuzco (by numerous people including our hostal) that the only buses to Puno left at 8am and 10pm... one lady in a bus ticket place said that for "people like us" the buses left at these times... That made us suspicious... I asked if there were normal da ... 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