Floating Island People

Farewell to Peru

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November 28th 2006
To conclude our Peru travels, we made our way to the edge of Lake Titicaca (allegedly this translates in local language to something like grey puma, even if there are no longer pumas here). Puno is the usual place on the Peruvian side of the lake to launch onto the waters and visit the Floating Islands. These Islands, made of reeds compacted into 1 metre+ layers support clusters of extended famili ... 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