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| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Lake Titicaca is the world's highest navigable lake at 3810m. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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The lake is 233km long and 97km wide and is shared with Bolivia. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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One of the many small villages by the lake. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Aymara farmer by the lakeside. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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The lake can be 450m deep and is very picturesque. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Refelected mountains on the still water. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno is the main port of the lake. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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At Puno the lake is cloaked with floating plants. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Boats in harbour. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Detail of the floating plants. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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 Puno Museum has examples of Peru's rich archeology dating from 1000 BCE to the Spanish Conquest (1540s). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Nazca (200 BCE to 800). Their ceramics are bightly painted. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Painted Nazca pot. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Figure from the Huari culture (500 to 1000). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Moche (1st to 5th centuries). Their ceramics show aspects of their life and culture. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Fish shaped ceramic (Moche). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Moche depiction of condors. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Chancay vessel (7th to 13th centuries). A coastal civilisation. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Knobbled vase (Chancay). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Chancay bowl. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Chimu (1300s to 1430). Their ceramics are dark and smooth. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Decorated Chimu vase. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Vessel with a puma (Chimu). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Elaborately decorated Chimu ceramic. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Chimu panpipes. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Inca (15th to 16th centuries). The Inca were the dominant Andean culture at the time of the arrival of the Spanish. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Inca pottery with symbols. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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A mummy (Inca). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Painting of Aymara and Inca life. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
Puno |
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Puno Museum |
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Painting of reed boats on Lake Titicaca. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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The lake is surrounded by mountains. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Dark hills. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Sheep grazing on a spit of land. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Fishing boat. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tortota reeds grow in much of the lake. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tranquille scene on the lake. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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Uros Island in the lake. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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The Uros people live on floating islands. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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The island is made of Tortora reeds. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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The inhabitants are Aymara who migrated to the island to escape the Incas. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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View of the lake hills from the island. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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Tortora reed boat. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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Houses and boats. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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Punting a tortora boat. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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A small village. Only 300 Uros live on the island living off trade and tourism. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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The islands are made of tortora reeds. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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The island rests on dead tortora reeds which are replenished. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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The ground is soft and spongy. As the reeds decay new ones are placed on top. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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The villagers live off trade with tourists. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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Selling Aymara crafts. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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Reeds drying. All dwellings are made of tortora reeds. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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Totora reeds drying. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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The ground is soft and springy. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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View across the island. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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Village life. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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Sow and piglets. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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Woman. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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Drying reeds among the village homes. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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View of the village. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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Boat building. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Island |
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Boatmen. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Fishing on a reed boat. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Shoreside settlement. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Aymara farmers. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Sheep farming. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Rocky outcrops by the lake. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Dramatic landscape. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Sail boat. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Tequile Island is 7km long and 1km wide. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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The Island has a rocky shoreline. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Much of the island is covered in terracing. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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The terraces date from the Inca times. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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The boat landing place. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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The island has no motorised transport. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Unusual for Lake Titicaca, the inhabitants are Quechua, descendants of Inca settlers. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Inca terraces. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Stone and thatched house. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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View from the island. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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A man from Taquile Island knitting a hat that shows his marital status. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Married men. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Two Quechua children. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Woman outside her house. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Brick arch. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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View across the island. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Typical house on the island. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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One of the many trails on the island. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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The main village on the island. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Women weave their own shawls. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Ruins of a church. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Unmarried men knitting their own hats. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Small farm. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Children outside a shop. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Man wearing the hat of a community leader. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Paved trail. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Two houses. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Farmland. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Quechua females wear shawls over embroidered blouses. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Houses and terraces. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Farming the land. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Tequile Island |
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Village houses. |
1995 |
