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Samana Wasi Puno

Jr. Lambayeque n. 140 Puno, Peru

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Getting Higher, Getting Colder

A travel blog entry by bengamble

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... hours touring town on my own I didnīt run into a single tourist! Which is odd coming from Cuzco. Apparently all the tourists here head straight for Lake Titicaca and the islands of Uros. During the day Puno is basically empty of tourists. I walked down to the lake and was underwhelmed by the green scum covering the shore and the brave people who paid to take swan-shaped paddle boats through the swampy gunk. It also had a funky odor. By this point the day ...

Idiot Abroad 2

A travel blog entry by sim_and_mike

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... for our homestay. She was only 24. We had a lunch of potatoes soup, ispi (tiny fish), rice and potatoes. We then set off for a trek up to the top of the island where Roxanna showed us the fields where they grow shedloads of potatoes and maize. The rain has been delayed this year so the crops are quite dry, but fingers crossed. They also have different scarecrows which made Roxanna laugh, ...

Mother Balaria´s House

A travel blog entry by becca_john2011

... spend the night at her house. Our room was an annex next to the family home and it was very cosy. Mama Balaria made us some lunch in the kitchen which was a dark brick room with an open fire which was used for cooking. We ate a lovely soup followed by fried cheese and rice.

Later in the afternoon, we went down to the football pitch where the locals and a group of us played a match. I spectated and drank a gorgeous baileys and hot chocolate. In ...

Puno & Lake Titicaca

A travel blog entry by esteban.y.inga

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... we were brought to one of the floating islands (Islas Flotantes). There we got a brief explanation about how the Islands were created. They showed us everything by means of a cute miniature version, that was fun to see. Our enthousiasm quickly disappeared when they were trying to force us to sail along with an authentic reed boat (at extra cost of course). Since the other boat already left, they could really put extra pressure on us. When we decided ...

The Orphan Way of Life

A travel blog entry by yisouthamerica

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... the orphanage raises pigs and cattle to try and make anything that they can. The people here work for everything and sometimes just barely make it. However, these people also live with a sense of purity and wholeheartedness rarely found in our busier, less financially stressful world back home.

So, unfortunately, today was a sad goodbye for all of us. We all had our kids we connected with: the two year old Luis, and one year ...

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