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#28 puno #29 arequipa, peru
2007.07.29
green algae pollutes the puno bay area
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green algae pollutes the puno bay area
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one of the floating islands made from dried reeds - the ground, the houses, the boats, the beds and the tables are all made from reeds
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one of the floating islands made from dried reeds - the ground, the houses, the boats, the beds and the tables are all made from reeds
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truckfuls of green sludge are removed from the lake to try to reduce the problem
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truckfuls of green sludge are removed from the lake to try to reduce the problem
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one of the inca tombs at Sillustani
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one of the inca tombs at Sillustani
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a local from one of the "traditional villages" we visited
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a local from one of the "traditional villages" we visited
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Arequipa's many stately buildings are made from a white volcanic rock called "sillar"
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Arequipa's many stately buildings are made from a white volcanic rock called "sillar"
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the volcanic peak of El Misti (5822m) overlooks Arequipa
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the volcanic peak of El Misti (5822m) overlooks Arequipa
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chewing on coca leaves to combat altitude sickness
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chewing on coca leaves to combat altitude sickness
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llamas and alpacas on the way to Colca Canyon
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llamas and alpacas on the way to Colca Canyon
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the show must go on! (at least the tourists must be entertained): mysterious dancing girls at 6.50am
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the show must go on! (at least the tourists must be entertained): mysterious dancing girls at 6.50am
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Colca Canyon
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Colca Canyon
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it's a bird! (a condor, actually)
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it's a bird! (a condor, actually)
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more photos and text to come...
With a spare week up our sleeves before the start of our Galapagos cruise, we decided to backtrack a bit and check out the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca, which we previously raced through on our way to the Inca trail. Stopping two nights at the lakeside town of Puno (3800m), we visited the town's biggest drawcard which are the Uros floating straw islands.
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Pic#2: Are those little red things her legs, or is she standing in the lake and wearing the whole island as a skirt? I wonder what that little girl was saying (holding her hand up?) "Quatro pesos"?
