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Day 19: Lake Titicaca

May 17th 2011
Our excursion to Lake Titicaca started with an awesome ride in a tuk tuk to the wharf. We bought some flour and rice for our homestay families then hopped on a boat to one of the reed islands in the Lake. The people on the island live in huts with no electricity. After the reed island, we caught a reed boat, which was paddled by two locals, to another small island. We hopped on the boat again for ... read more
South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca

Peruvian Flag 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
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