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- Lima
- Capital
- Nuevo Sol (PEN)
- Currency
- 27,483,864
- Population
- PE
- Country Code
Puno Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Puno, Peru
Puno
... and saw and tasted some of their foods. For us and the Dutch couple, this was the most interesting part of the trip. Back in Puno it is still freezing and Barb now has on so many clothes she can hardly move ! The hotel manager said snow is very ...
Lake Titicaca - The inland sea in the Andes
... to an end I farewelled the helpful staff at the Hotel Corridor and took a cab to Arequipa's central bus terminal. Buses to Puno leave frequently. There is a train line though services no longer run on a regular basis. A bus from Arequipa to Puno costs 16 ...
Puno
... bus so far at only 4 euro for 6 hours. Comfortable enough I slept alot suprise suprise. We stayed in The Point in Puno.Enjoyed watching a few movies. Didn't venture out to explore the town as nothing there. A nice stopover before our bus to ...
Puno - training for altitude
Monday morning, bright and early we were up and ready at Cusco station, ready for the 10 hour train trip to Puno and Lake Titicaca. Jane was feeling a lot better when we boarded - so much so that she ordered wine for lunch - but was concerned that ...
Taquile et retour sur le continent
... personne ne voulait nous en vendre. Un type nous a finalement dit qu'il y avait une grève qui bloquait la route Puno-Cuzco ; chouette... Finalement, une compagnie nous a proposé de nous emmener à Cuzco, ils disaient qu'ils allaient passer par une ...
lake titicaca and the uros
... will never comprehend as the kids hang in mid air at times head towards the ground!! Its just crazy.. We reached our destination in puno ,it looked a pretty city at night time all lit up with the Lake in the background.... We were told by our ...
Best stop in Peru!
We arrived early evening on Tuesday, having taken a 16 hour bus to Arequipa, then a 7 hour bus to Puno with only a 45min gap in between. Fortunately the town was lovely and it quickly became our favourite stop in Peru. It was touristy, yes, and hawkers ...
Puno, on Lake Titicaca in Peru
I really thought i was in for an injection of Peruvian culture in Puno till i hit the tourist esplanade!!! Amazing how you can put lipstip on a pig and actually make it beautiful. Appreciated the raw Puno when i got off the bus than the fake touristy ...
Floating on the Uros Islands
Leaving Cuzco we set off in Cameron (my transportation for the next few months) to Puno. It was a beautiful drive with views of snow capped mountains and long stretches of great landscape. We stopped off along the way to visit the Sillustani ...
Floating reed islands
... how we are due to travel across into Bolivia. He also explained that Bolivia has bad relationships with other countries, including Peru, and how he cannot arrive as a tour guide. Therefore, he will just have to travel as another passenger and ...