Country Info
- Lima
- Capital
- Nuevo Sol (PEN)
- Currency
- 27,483,864
- Population
- PE
- Country Code
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Top Hotels in Lake Titicaca
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JW Marriott Hotel Lima
318 reviews -
Sheraton Lima Hotel & Convention Center
188 reviews -
Swissotel Lima
129 reviews
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Libertador Palacio del Inka Hotel Cusco
321 reviews
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Gran Hotel Bolivar Lima
176 reviews -
Melia Lima
97 reviews
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Delfines Hotel & Casino Lima
87 reviews
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Sonesta Hotel El Olivar Lima
80 reviews
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Doubletree El Pardo Hotel Lima
153 reviews
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Casa Andina Private Collection - Miraflores Lima
430 reviews
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Las Americas Hotel Lima
56 reviews
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Libertador Lake Titicaca Puno
189 reviews
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Radisson Hotel Decapolis Miraflores Lima
396 reviews
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Hotel Costa del Sol Ramada Lima
270 reviews
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Hotel Monasterio by Orient-Express Cusco
500 reviews
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Jose Antonio Cusco
54 reviews
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Sonesta Posadas del Inca Sacred Valley Yucay
149 reviews
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Doubletree by Hilton Resort Paracas
180 reviews
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Novotel Cusco
267 reviews
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Hotel Libertador Arequipa
103 reviews
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Eco Inn Cusco
146 reviews
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Hotel Libertador Trujillo
93 reviews
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San Agustin Exclusive Lima
110 reviews
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La Gruta Hotel Arequipa
42 reviews
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Miraflores Park Hotel by Orient-Express Lima
340 reviews
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Casa Andina Classic - Arequipa
126 reviews
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Thunderbird Hotels Carrera Lima
11 reviews -
Maria Angola Hotel Lima
47 reviews -
Thunderbird Principal Lima
47 reviews
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San Agustin International Hotel Cusco
133 reviews
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Royal Inka Hotel Pisac
25 reviews
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Casa Andina Private Collection Valle Sagrado Urubamba
332 reviews
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Gran Hotel Chiclayo
55 reviews
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El Condado Miraflores Hotel & Suites Lima
58 reviews
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Sonesta Posadas del Inca Lake Titicaca Puno
136 reviews
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Royal Park Hotel Lima
10 reviews
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Business Tower Hotel Lima
71 reviews
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Sonesta Posadas del Inca Arequipa
98 reviews
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El Dorado Plaza Hotel & Business Iquitos
40 reviews
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El Dorado Isabel Hotel & Suites Iquitos
14 reviews
Lake Titicaca
Travel Blogs from Lake Titicaca, Peru
living on straw bales...Lake Titicaca
This is a top pick! As if there was enough oxygen in Cuzco at 3400 m elevation, we move on to the town of Puno, right here on Lake Titicaca - which incidentally was just voted one of the 7 natural wonders of the world - with an elevation of 3800 meters...that's about ...
Circumnavigating the lake!
This is a top pick! ... us) to Puno for only 40 Soles (about 6 to the pound) for the drive with a couple of photo stops at the Lake. Lake Titicaca is absolutely massive and is a beautiful deep blue colour which is a great contrast to the snow covered mountains in the distance. ...
The best thing about a police state is
This is a top pick! ... Jamaican style... 'Sexy woman'. It still makes me laugh even now. Left with our tucan tour group toward Puno and Lake Titicaca. The lake was initially gorgeous in the sunshine, like the Mediterranean. We visited a Greek island in the centre and had ...
Pisaq and Uros Islands
This is a top pick! ... a right dump, the pedestrianised central main street is actually quite pleasant and has many tourist type services and facilities. Lake Titicaca's Floating Islands The reason most tourists stop at Puno is to visit the Uros islands in Lake Titicaca. ...
A brief tale of two cities and an island.
This is a top pick! ... , oh that sounds nice and warm. Well it ain't in Bolivia.. But beautiful - OH YES! Having been a wee bit disappointed with Lake Titicaca from the Peruvian side the highest navigable lake in the world shows itself in all it's splendour. Grand and utterly ...
Hace frio!!!
This is a top pick! ... . The only reason I am stopping on my way to Cuzco, is because I want to visit the Floating Islands of the Uros, out in Lake Titicaca. By many considered one of the biggest tourist traps in South America. That may very well be true, but I still want to ...
Water Water Water
This is a top pick! ... on these islands, and the people are gradually moving to the mainland for a "better" life. Back onto the boat, and onto Lake Titicaca proper, which is a very big lake - the worlds highest navigable lake at 3820m, and onto Isla Taquile, where we ...
Floating islands and purple potatoes
This is a top pick! ... they get water logged, at which point they are freed from their moorings and a new island built. Floating Reed island on Lake Titicaca We then headed further out into the lake to another island (one of the more conventional non-floating affairs) ...
Lake Titicaca
This is a top pick! ... the meantime went on a mini-excursion, visiting a hill with ancient funeral towers. She also got tickets for a two-day excursion to Lake Titicaca. This would involve sleeping over on a island in the Lake with a family living there, so the race for Roel ...
Island hopping
This is a top pick! Blurb & Video to follow, when we return to Blighty and proper ...
Lady of the Lake
... to fall asleep with the image of the lake still reflected on the back of my eyelids. The trip to the islands of Lake Titicaca was just unforgettable and now thinking back to it, it feels like it was just a dream. That evening we left ...
Floating Islands and dressing up!
From Cusco we drove to Puno on Lake Titicaca for our trip out to the islands. We were both a bit apprehensive about it as we thought it might be a bit tacky. In fact it was a great experience. After a 3 hour boat trip we arrived a Isla Taquile where we ...
Yet another shithole!!!!!
This is a top pick! ... the bus station a tour operator was waiting who led us to a very nice hotel where we got a 50% discount. He also sorted our Lake Titicaca tours and our bus outta there so we werent complaing. I was hungry so we head out to the tourist street where there ...
Peru
... of the most beautiful child nobility, for whom it was a great honour! Makes you glad your not Inca nobility really. Lake Titicaca (= puma grey) Freezing! Promptly went out and bought a hat and gloves. We took a trip to Islas Flotantes, floating ...
Lake Titicaca
... night it definitely was an experience we will never forget and we will always be grateful. Another REALLY slow boat ride across Lake Titicaca and we arrived at the famous floating islands where we spent some time meeting some of the locals that live on ...
Indian Jill Travels Back in Time
... 36 foot charter boat, with an upper level viewing platform , as well as lower level seating, and seating inside the cabin. Lake Titicaca is surrounded by mountains and the first few miles of the lake is covered in large reeds. More on the reeds ...
Lake Titicaca & The Floating Islands of Uros
Next morning we were spoilt with a fantastic sunrise over Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable sea on earth- 3800 m above sea level. Our day plan was to go on the trip to the floating islands of Uros and then catch the bus 6pm to ...
Lake Titicaca
In all we spent several days around and on Lake Titicaca, on both the Bolivian and Peruvian sides of the border. This huge lake (8300 square km) sits at an altitude of 3827m and is home to the Aymara, who still fish the lake and grow potatoes (which ...
Avoiding Northern Bolivia
After the strain of walking the Inca Trail we headed for some light relief at Lake Titicaca. Unfortunately it wasn´t so easy. At Lake Titicaca we went on a 2 day boat trip. There are two permanently inhabited islands on the Peruvian side and we took the ...
Lake Titicaca
Okay, so... basically, I didn't go. The long and short of it was that I was constipated and in a whole lot of pain - I even cried! So I packed Hannah off, and spent the next day in bed watching Gilmore Girls and Two and a Half Men. I wish I'd ...
Off to the island dance
... was enough and it was time to move on. One of the other things I was really interested to see on my way through Peru was Lake Titicaca (apparently you´re supposed to cal it Titicala though according to our guide as Caca means toilet or poo, or something ...
Puno and Lake Titicaca
... the 3 wheeler tricycle variety to take us to the port to catch our boat for our overnight homestay on one of the islands. Lake Titicaca is the world's largest altitude of water and it is such an impressive sight. Its name means Mountain Cat ("Titi") ...
Lake Titicaca - on top of the world!
The bus journey from Cusco to Puno, on Lake Titicaca took us through mountains and plains with glimpses of llamas, sheep, cattle and little hairy pigs tethered on the sides of the road. There were poor mud brick villages , often having an amazing statue, ...
500 meters higher and sleeping on lake titicaca...
... of the lake started with a stop on one of the famous 'floating islands.' Basically, floating islands of the Uros people of Lake Titicaca are formed from compacted beds of totora reeds. The more shallow part lake has an incredible amount of reeds and they ...
stranded ocean
... she has been pretty sick from the altitude, poor wee pumpkin) set off for a 2 day adveture on the "high seas" of lake titicaca. uros: first stop were the uros, floating islands made entirely of reeds. it was wonderous. like nothing i have ever seen ...
Around the highest lake in the world
Lake Titicaca is is the highest navigable lake in the world (3600 mts. above sea level) and it is shared by Peru and Bolivia: as a Peruvian kid told us, "Titi" for Peru, "Caca" for Bolivia :-)...not sure english speaking people will ...
Lake Titicaca
... a big "tourist-gringo-please-sell-crap-to-me" target on my chest). Next day boarded a boat set for 3 island destinations on Lake Titicaca (fyi one of the highest lakes in the world @ 3800m). First stop is Uros, the amazing set of 33 floating islands ...
Lake Titicaca and the Reed Islands
... a short ride to Lake Titicaca. We crossed the border after Copacabanna and headed to Puno. An adorable Bolivian family crossing Lake Titicaca on the Bolivia side Copacabanna (sorry, this is the best pic we have of the gorgeous town) Church ...