We lucked out crossing from Bolivia into Peru, as the customs man actually noticed we had overstayed our 30-day visa for Bolivia by one day and made us pay a fine, albeit a small amount. From the border the bus continued to Puno, which is a city of 150,000 also on the shores of Lago Titicaca. Soon after arriving we headed out for a pre-booked to...

We took a bus to Puno today, a tiny out of the way town which travellers use as a way station for exploring Lake Titicaca.  The bus ride up here was nice, and we watched three mixed quality movies and napped.  While we were in the restaurant at dinner, puzzling over whether to order cuy (roast guinea pig) or alpaca, it started to hail and then r...

Sleeping at 3800 masl has its way with you. Last night I awoke with a pounder of a headache, which subsided by morning after consuming my water reserves and a couple of Advil. The weird thing is the shortness of breath and the heart pounding. I felt like I could not get enough air! Seems altitude just messes with you in different ways at differe...

The morning following my late night arrival (8pm) into Cuzco I boarded a bus bound for Puno and the shores of Lake Titicaca. By the way, 'Titi' means 'Puma' in Quechua and 'caca' means 'stone' or 'rock.' Be sure that you use that translation, because if you translate it in english (at least phoenetically), I don't think 'Tit' has any meaning and...

Situee au bord du Lac Titicaca, au pied d'un cirque de montagnes pelees, Puno est une grosse ville dynamique et assez triste. C'est la capital de la proveince la plus pauvre du Perou. C'est le point de depart pour visiter les Iles flottantes, Iles Uros. On y decouvre une communaute indienne vivant sur une epaisse couche compacte composee de ross...

Pues que decirles! La hemos pasado SUPER! No puedo creer que ya mero se termina nuestro viaje!!!

After a train ride back to Cuzco and marching with the union workers in a train strike (what else could we do, our train was cancelled!) we found a flight to Puno and headed to the Titicaca region. Cute place to stay and some souvenirs.

The bus ride from Cusco to Puno was something else. Never in my life have i seen such poverty. The bus left an hour later at 900am, stopping frequently to pick up locals selling: bread, drinks, raw chicken,a song on the spoons with a raspy voice, etc. We finally arrived in Puno at about 530pm. En route we drove through some stunning countryside ...

The time has come to move on from Cuzco. I could easily spend more time here as there is so much other stuff to do, but to be honest, I am all Inkaīd out, and I donīt think anything will be able to top the Machu Picchu experience. The bus left at 7am for Puno. I didnīt realise that it was a tourist bus that stops at 6 places on the way, making t...

Next day we take the boat over to the island of Taquile. It is a nice, half day hike around the island. Unlike Amantani, there is a town here. We are taken to a restaurant for lunch but is not part of our tour. They announce it consists o of soup, potatoes ... 8 of us decide to continue to the port to see if we can find another restaurant. Even ...