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During the next few days we visit-
1. The Paracas Peninsula -
from which we board a launch to visit the Ballestas Islands. Have a look at the pelicans and look at these sea lions.2. Huacichana - this was our first stop over and is set around a tiny lagoon with palm trees and sand dunes. Look at these photographs and imagine how hard it must be live here.
3. Nazca - seeing these lines and drawings from a plane was fantastic. Why they are here and how they were made is yet another mystery!
4. Arequipa This is the second largest city in Peru and is over 2000 metres high. In this photograph you will see a group of volcanic mountains just above the city. Can you spot the damaged building as a result of the earthquake?
5.Puno - as we flew over the Andes to Juliaca we arrived at the ruins of Sillustani famous for it's stone burial towers of the Colla tribe. The local people have developed larger lungs to withstand the thinner air!
6. Lake Titicaca and the Uros Indians - This is the highest lake in the world and is 3850 metres high. Here we took a boat ride to the floating reed beds of the Uros Indians. This is where they use a type of reed to make their boats and houses.
7. Cusco
This was the centre of Inca Life and you can see from the foundations of modern buildings how skilled Inca stonemasons were!
