Floating Islands

You can see the 'banana boat' that everyone paid 10 soles to ride in. This was the second say we went to the islands and they used traditional means of propulsion; a long pole that touches the bottom like a Venetian Gondalier.

Jungle and Lake

November 17th 2015
From where I finished last time we had one more day in Cusco and we saw some other sites in the sacred valley. The one I had been looking forward to most was Tipon and it proved to be the highlight of the day. It is another terraced hillside for growing crops and used for experimentation like Moray, but this one has a working irrigation system. It was cool to see how the channels worked to provide ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » Puno

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

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