Hostal Qoniwasi Puno

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Joining the tourist circus for an afternoon

Puno, Peru g0ldiel0cks
There are more advanced people on reed islands!

Ok, so the reed Islands just off Puno have solar power, TV and an anchor. This is better than a lot of homes in London. What the hell are they needing tourists for.

On the boat there were two deaf Isreali guys, who were nuts. The one a footballer for the Isreali deaf team kept calling his mate gay as he did not play. Then when at the Islands basically doned all the garb that the Amayra women had to wear, in addition to getting in their beds.
After when we were all outside the wo...

Puno, Peru jameskanga
Virgen de la Candelaria folk dance contest in Puno

So I didn't make it to Oruro in Bolivia in time for the La Diablada festival. Instead, I made my base in Puno for a few days, from where I could explore the famous floating islands on Lake Titicaca (the highest altitude navigable lake in the world), and attend the Virgen de la Candelaria folk dance contest. In the end, it turned out to be a marvellous experience and almost made up for missing the scary monster masks at the Oruro festival. I met up with our Colca Canyon guide (yet another Car...

Puno, Peru love1017
Eine Busreise zum Vergessen

Knapp drei Wochen war Cusco so etwas wie unser Basisilager, von wo aus wir verschiedene Trips machen. Jetzt galt es unseren grossen (schweren) Rucksack wieder zu buckeln und Richtuhng Süden zum Titicacasee aufzubrechen.

Wir buchten unsere Reise bei EcoBus, doch als wir an den Busbahnhof kamen wurden wir einfach in einen SanLuis Bus gesetzt. Ist ja ökologisch und ökonomisch noch vernünftig, dass sich die Busgesesellschaften zusammenschliessen, wenn sie ihre Busse nicht füllen, doch man...

Puno, Peru teresitaykusito

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Puno

... O' Clock on Isla De Sol there are no lights and NOTHING to do. The next day we headed back for our last night in Copacabana. It was also, after a month travelling together, our last night as a three. We spent it watching terrible romantic comedies in our huge hotel room. It has been good fun being in a team and as we all have a certain cynical but comic side to our characters and got on well it was a thoroughly enjoyable month.




The next day I ...

Puno, Peru dantheeducator
Staying on the islands / Lac Titicaca et ses iles

... br>Premier arret au bout d´un quart d´heure pour faire tamponner le passeport coté bolivien. Il faut etre rapide pour pas trpo se faire mouillé et pour récupérer sa place au retour - des gens sont debout dans le couloir de bus. On se la joue Michael Schummacher - ca va vite.
Deuxieme arrete cote Peruvien pour le tampon d´entrée - un policier pour tout le bus. On a notre tampon, on peut repartir.
Arrivée a Puno glauque, les rues sont sordides, une ...

Amantani, Puno, Peru sebou
Wyspy na jeziorze Titicaca.

... okolicy, przejechalismy sie pleciona lodka i ropszulismy w dalsza droge na kolejna wyspa Isla Taquili oddalonej 2.5 godziny od plywajacych wysp.

Dotarlismy na miejsce nasz przewodnik chcial pokazac nam zycie mieszkancow tej wyspy wiec zamiast robic standardowej trasy wejscie na gore schodami, obiad w restauracji i zejscie spowrotem na dol, oplynelismy wyspe od tylu zeby przejsc nia inna trasa.

Wyspa miala klimat bardzo podobny do Grecji ...

Taquile, Peru izusek
Puno: don't bother

... Mamma Mia but let's not ever talk about that. EVER.). But the town of Puno is grim- it's only redeeming feature is that it is on the banks of one of the best-named lakes in the world. But they've messed that up, building
ugly structures so you can't see the lake from town, and not finishing the buildings so it looks like a construction site.

Right, the boat trip to the islands. The very helpful hostel boss booked us on a trip leaving the morning ...

Puno, Peru suzieandandrew
Day 128 - Amantani - Traditional Dancing

... the bay with a channel through for the boats to pass. Although we knew what to expect we were still visually awed at these grassy islands. There were dozens of them, fairly close to each other such that you could hop from one to the other, all providing huts for a small community of families. Each island had its own unique identity symbolized in some way by some statue like a bird or other animal made entirely of reed. The islands were awesome, and both Jody and Niamh were ...

Amantañi, Puno, Peru casebrownfamily
My Titicaca Homestay

... glory came out in goal, though if only because the altitude here made running and breathing more than a chore. It was in the second match that we really pulled up our socks, and with some skillful play from the Kiwi contingent, we held the hosts to a 2 goal margin until they finally finished us off. A great match, though and we were wiped out!!

After the footie, we were introduced to our host families. The group of 16 travellers were split into ...

Puno, Peru srossb1971
Lake Titicaca

... blue and it was a spectacular day. The lake really shined and in the distance on the other side of the lake you could see the sparkling silver of corrugated tin roofs in Bolivia. We hiked up and around the outside of the island to get to the town square where there wasn´t really much to do. We took some photos and had a bit of a look at their artisan market and a small photo exhibit of the local people and their customs and then sat down in ...

Lake Titicaca, Puno, Peru ness010
Taquile Island

... separate roll. After a few years they rotate. For ex, you might work farming potato's for six years and then rotate into running a local restaurant.

The island is also know for producing some of Peru's finest handwoven textiles and clothing. All men,women and children each play their separate roll in producing the textiles that are worn locally and sold to tourists. You will not find a single clothing store on the Island because everything is hand woven from sheep's wool.

Taquile, Peru myjob

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