The Floating Islands

Head in the Clouds

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November 8th 2006
Our journey back to the real world began standing by the side of the road at 10pm hoping a bus to La Paz would be good enough to pick us up. Unfortunately, two went by without even a pause and we were left thinking we would never be able to leave Villa Tunari. Luckily, a very fancy bus to Buenos Aires (yes, that's Buenos Aires, about a 72 hour journey!) stopped and bundled us aboard saying we coul ... read more

South America » Peru » 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