Typical island house

Los Uros - floating islands

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January 5th 2007
Puno & final thoughts on Peru We arrived in Puno after a slightly eventful journey on the overnight bus from Cusco (). We had to stop as a lorry had got stuck in a corner and our bus coudn't get past it without some serious shouting and yelling and lots of reversing (uphill of course!)... Everyone had to get off the bus at about midnight, but we refused, which proved to be ... 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