Lake Titicaca

Puno Day 1

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August 11th 2010
Puno Day 1 Monday, August 9 ***I'm posting this one a bit late, since the hotel WiFi was down. August 10th is in the works. Here we were, content with our trip so far on Cruz Del Sur, and trouble raised its ugly head. Although the bus only left Lima 5 minutes late, we had so many stops and detours on our way to Arequipa that we ended up getting there an hour and a half late, at 8:35am today ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » 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