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Titicaca
Man skall inte skoja om höjder, fy sjutton så dåliga vi har varit sedan vi kom till Puno. Inte ätit på nästan 1 1/2 dygn, kräkts och mest sovit... Men vi lyckades vi i alla fall ta oss iväg på en båttur ut på ...
Paddle Out
... in Amantani Island Peru. The trip takes you for 2 days stopping first at the uber touristy Uros floating islands. The folks here literally build islands that float out of blocks of roots and reeds and live on the lake. The Uros people wear brightly coloured dresses and sing as you leave their islands - its all a very colourful experience but as their main source of income is tourism it doesnt feel like a very genuine ...
The floating Islands of Lake TIticaca
... tourist tat. It seemed a pity that this island was so geared for tourism, but in fact it might be a good thing, as having a "show" island leaves the other authentic reed islands in peace. And they really are quite amazing.
Afterwards, the boat sailed for 3 more hours across the mirror-like lake towards the island of Amantani. The passengers sat on the roof of the boat, dozing in the glare of the sun and looking out towards the milky-blue ...
Bouncy Island Home
... the highest spot I’ve ever been to on earth. Even the physically demanding apex of the Inca Trail (Dead Woman’s Pass) sits a whole 432 feet lower. Half-awake, with the mountain wind whipping my dry eyes, the fact that even at such a high point of my trip (pun intended) I really just wanted to get back on the bus made the whole thing feel anticlimactic.
Beyond the pass, in the northern basin of Lake Titicaca lies the polis of ...
Peru!!!
... by the name of Juanita who was sacrificed when she was about 15. Apparently it was customary for a healthy girl to be chosen from birth to be sacrificed at age 15 as an offering to the Gods. This was a great privilage and something that the girl was prepared for her whole life, believing she had been chosen to live with the Gods. The girl was escorted up a mountain (a long and arduous journey) and then a ceremony took place at the top where she drunk a ...
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