La Hacienda Puno

... ) and take it fairly slow for the first few days. Fortunately, we have no issues and were back to normal within days. While in Puno we explored the city by foot and mototaxi, we indulged in Guinea Pig, Alpaca and plenty of local beer. We also managed to ...

... . Since the Inca times they have continued to survive on the lake by fishing, hunting birds and trading with the locals in Puno. The islands themselves are constructed out the the roots from  Totora reeds. The uros build blocks from the roots, tied, ...

... nbsp; Just a quick update to say we are still here (but where ?). Took a 7 hour bus ride accross the Andes to Puno. Andes mountains are truly spectacular. Very poor subsistance farmers in the andes. the main crop we saw along the way was Coca leaves which ...

Puno, Peru and the high andes.

While in Puno, we went to stay on an Island on Lake Titicaca called Amanati.  It was definitely an experience from start to finish.  The boat was an adventure in itself, the lake was quite rough and the little boat was tossed from side to side, ...