Why do Andean people smell like ass? Like 4 day old, sorely in need of a scrubbin´ ass? On my nice bus from Cuzco to Puno, Peru all the tourists got on (at $25 for the 8 hour ride, locals can´t afford it) and we started off to Puno. About 30 mins after we take off, the bus stops and some more people get on. This time local Andean women with thie...
In the morning we got picked up by what was called a local limousine service. A man on a bicycle with seats attached to the front pulled up and I just had to get a photo. The other Brits looked rather disappointed by this but I was excited. We climbed into the front seats and wrapped up for our little peddle to the harbour. It really reminded me...
We literally stayed here one night (had a good chinese meal) and then got a tour bus to Cusco, taking in a few stops along the way to soak up some of the local culture.
We arrived in Puno with the now-familiar shortness of breath of being at 3,800m above sea level. Climbing three flights of stairs to our hotel room with our backpacks soon reminded us of that. A quirky festival was going on in the town centre the evening we arrived. Unfortunately I didn´t have my camera with me. It looked like all the towns´ sol...
The bus to Puno started so well but alas it wasn{t to last as 2 hours from Puno we broke down. Everyone got off the bus and waited while the drive looked under various parts of the bus and banged at it with a small spanner and then disappearing to go and find a mechanic. Me and Sarah sat in the sun for a bit, then moved to the shade, then as the...
After a surprisingly warm and comfortable night staying with the local family, with our own beds and about 3 alpaca blankets, we had some amazing pancakes, jam and `explosive tea´. We then said our goodbyes and set sail for the Uros Islands (floating reed islands). The first Island we visited was tiny, with a population of around 25! Our tour gu...
Zjutraj sva se z avtobusom odpeljala iz Cusca in po dobrih sestih urah sva zagledala cudovito modro jezero in mestece ob njem. Temperature tukaj so ekstremne in so podnevi med 4 in 10 stopinj celzija, ponoci pa se zivo srebro spusti pod niclo. Jezero Titicaca meri v dolzino 170 km, v sirino pa 65 km in je najvisje lezece plovno jezero na svetu. ...
Tuesday, July 10 Puno The day was started with a visit to the tour information office, iPeru, and as usual they were not very helpful. They suggested an ethnographic museum for us to visit. Probably the smallest and most uninteresting museum (with dusty exhibits) that we have visited at 3 sols apiece! There was another museum but that cost 17 so...
Hello all! So we arrived in Puno, close to the Titicaca Lake. Here they pronounce it "Lake titi CRACRA" (use your throat as much as possible when you say it). This lake is where the Incas think the sun and the moon are born. We are 3.2 Km high here, and I am not talking about drugs. We were on the third floor of the Hotel Europa, which was ok, b...
We crossed the border into Peru and made our way to Puno. We arrived into Puno in the middle of Puno Week which is a festival to celebrate the arrival of the first Inca from Lake Titicaca into the city. Our initial impressions of Puno were good. We watched the festivities and had a game of dominos in a rock and reggae bar. Puno is full of bars a...
