How you build an island...

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July 28th 2012
Coming back from Machu Picchu was long. After getting there at 6am, we stayed till about midday and then took the 1000 steps , that I´d neglected to go up earlier (it was still a bit hard actually, ha). WE then, incredibly tired as we were after 4 days of constant walking upppp and doooown, and upppp and doooown, and actually the most tiring and blister creating bit of all, the time when we just ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca » Taquile Island

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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