Hostal Pukara Puno

... , and we had some great views of the lake as we headed down into the town. We were staying in the centre of Puno at a place called the Pukara Hotel which, if the visitors book was anything to go by, was highly recommended. We had different views, however, ...

... sure whether that is true or not. We said goodbye to our guide, Jose, and then continued en route to Puno. 7 hours later we arrived at Hotel Pukara, which was perfectly located near the town square. We then went off to have some pizza, and while ...

... visiting and supporting their unique community.  Once we returned to shore, we then boarded our original boat and headed back to Puno.  This afternoon we went to the Plaza de Armes to watch the last day of the carnaval celebrations.  The ...

... see us off. The reason our 'mama' and 'papa' didn't join us was because they were getting ready to catch a taxi boat to Puno for a fiesta. Our boat slowly made it's way to the floating Uros islands. I'd really been looking forward to this as I found ...

... remember hs name) was very excited and enthusiastic when he was teaching us the history of each stop.  The first stop was Pukara, which was a small town. We went into a museum, where our guide explained the symbols that are often found in Pre-Incan ...

Peru is fabulous!  I must admit that it has far exceeded my expectations.  There is coast, desert, highlands, and more!  The scenery is absolutely gorgeous and the weather has been on our side the whole time!  We have been having some ...

... te komen. Uiteindelijk arriveren we rond zessen op het station en word ik tesamen met nog twee nederlanders opgepikt en naar Hostal Marani gebracht. Aangezien zij de verdere week volledig vol zitten blijf ik hier maar een nachtje. Morgen op zoek ...

... able to convince myself to actually buy.  :-)  Went for a yummy pizza dinner right around the corner from Hotel Pukara, another great hotel along the way.  Everywhere we have stayed so far has been wonderful.  Clean sheets and towels, ...

... , did a right-angle bend and went up a very steep hill not much wider than the car itself. However, a few yards before the hostal the driver seemed as surprised as we were to have our way blocked completely by a huge amount of earth and stones, the result ...

... '... Es veuen les dues cultures barrejades, els inques i la colonització spanyla. Interessant! Al arribar a Cusco ciutat ens dirigim cap a l'hostal. Aquesta vegada estem just al centre, a tocar de la Pl. D'Armas. Com sempre, toca pactar el preu amb els ...

... . Waar we meteen op zoek zijn gegaan naar een central en natuurlijk goedkoop hostel..en die hebben we natuurlijk gevonden, Hostal Monterrey, midden in het centrum van Puno en voor een prijs van S./15 per person, dus nog geen €4.00! De tweede dag ...

... points of interest on the way. We paid 210 soles for two tickets from Inka Express. Our first stop was the Lityc Museum at Pukara which has interesting artifacts from the pre-Inca Pukara culture. The second stop was to pull off the road at La Raya the ...

... along the Ruta del Sol to Cusco. First stop Pukara where we visited a museum displaying monoliths and sculptures from the Pukara pre-Incan period. An archaelogical project is underway to find out more about this civilisation. Then we reached the highest ...