Puno Inns - Reviews and Rates

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We arrived in Puno the day before yesterday after an 8 hour day bus journey from Cusco.

It is a week of national holidays here as the town of Puno was founded on the 4th November some time in the 15th century. In other words, everything is closed. Sort of good though as I get to sleep!!

Yesterday morning we left on a ...

So...me and kay spent the night on Amantani Island, an island about three hours by boat from Puno. We stayed in a local house and even got to try on the local clothing and dance the night away!!! Well, actually i think we were in bed around 1000, but this is probably the latest we have been up to since we got here...

We'd whipped up 3 mountains in as many days, so we thought it was time for a bit of 'culture'.

So Susie and I handed over $28 dollars each to do an over night trip to the Islands of Lake Titicara (the second largest lake in the word). It was pitched as a chance to experience the local way of life

The guide books all dissed it as a...

So after the dreadful bus trip we landed in Puno around 5.30am and found a cheap hostel to stay in. Kent caught up on his sleep while I went for a wander around. We had planned to take a two day tour across the lake, taking in some islands, and then get connections through to La Paz. It was too late to get on one so we´ve revised our plans to a ...

After a trip to the bank and breakfast market we took a taxi to see a boat called the Yavari. Sounds dull, but its got quite a cool story attached to it.
Apparently it and its sister ship the Yazuri (dont quote me on the name) were commissioned by the Peruvian Government in the late 1800's. The tender went to the Thames Ship building company...

Another sunny day! Just as well too as we have to kill some time until our bus leaves. Last night we went to a restaurant called Machu Pizza, solely because of its name. It turned out to be quite good value and yummy food. The waiters were playing soccer in the kitchen. I have become addicted to asparagus soup I think. It is so great and filling...

The bus ride from Arequipa to Puno was about seven hours long and the landscape was nice, but mostly desert. As we got closer to Puno though, the landscape began to change and everything became much more green and verdant. Puno is located at about 12,500 feet above sea level, so I began to feel the effects of the altitude as we got closer. By th...

We took the overnight bus on Friday night to Puno, Peru's main port city on Lake Titicaca. We timed our trip to coincide with the annual 2-week long festival called the Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria. Puno is the folklore capital of Peru; according to our guidebook there are festivals in the region on 300 days of the year. The festival had...

Though the name may sound funny to us it translates to "Rock Puma" as the lake´s shape allegedly looks like a puma hunting a rabbit. We opted for a tour of the lake and three of its islands with a small, friendly group of 13 and our guide Erwin. The lake is the highest, navigable lake in the world as it sits at 12,500 ft. The lake sits high in t...

We have a few spare days before the inca trail so we decided to head to lake titicaca and enjoy a nice ammount of water at a stupidly high altitude. Puno is a pritty gritty town but its the gateway to boliva so we spent a night here with some french people we met on the colca trek. We arived late and left early so the only thing i have to ad is ...