Reed islands

Lake Titicaca - Peru and Bolivia

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April 5th 2012
In the evening we arrived at Puno (Peru) on Lake Titicaca - It was semana santa (easter week) and there were religious parades. The following day we took bicycle taxis down to the harbour and went on a trip to the reed island - this is where people make floating reed islands, and they used to live on them. It was all a bit touristy for most of us - it seems to be a thriving business doing tours an ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more