Bolivia-Lake Titicaca

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February 15th 2014
After two weeks in Cusco it was time to move on. We made Puno, the second most visited city in Peru, our first stop. Sitting on the border between Peru and Bolivia, Puno is not only home to the highest lake in the world, Lake Titicaca, but also houses the famous floating islands of the Uros people, with whom we had the pleasure to spend the day. As I was soon to discover, the lake had a lot to off ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Lake Titicaca

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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