living the Uros life

Puno- Lake Titikaka (02.12.12 - 04.12.12)

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December 4th 2012
The bus to Puno turned out to be pretty straight forward. We weren't sure how it was going to go, with it being a Bolivian bus and also an overland border crossing, but we needed not have worried! The bus was very comfortable with fully reclining seats, the border crossing pretty painless, aside from a bit of queuing. (No extra "admin fees" demanded or anything like that) and after about 30 mi ... read more

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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