Libertador Puno

... I got off the boat one stop early as Jim wanted to check out the dinner menu at the huge white hotel near ours called The Libertador.  I had a massive headache by the time we got back to our room, so lay down for awhile and took an Advil.  The ...

Monday morning, bright and early we were up and ready at Cusco station, ready for the 10 hour train trip to Puno and Lake Titicaca.  Jane was feeling a lot better when we boarded - so much so that she ordered wine for lunch - but was concerned that ...

... our heads that you can hear the sound of the wind over their wings. Later on we head towards the city of Puno, crossing the Altiplano (high andean plateau). The drive from Chivay to Puno takes about 6 hours with the last hour offering fantastic ...

Day 22 and we have arrived in Puno, our last stop in Peru before we cross the border into Bolivia tomorrow morning. Heavy rain and thunder obscure the view from our hotel perched on a rocky islet on the edge of Lake Titicaca. Competitors with work to do ...

... the island of Taquile. Our next stop is the island of Taquile located about 25 miles offshore from the city of Puno. Taquile Island is a traditional Quechua speaking community, full of ancient agricultural terraces and some ruins dating back to the ...

... view might have been somewhat distorted :)             We spent a night in Puno in Libertador Hotel - a modern place on a private island on Lake Titicaca...it was already dark when we arrived, but we still ...

... ). After existing Coricancha, wander north past the streaming catholic school children (schools must be nearby) and the Hotel Libertador (named after Simón Bolivar, liberator of Peru, who stayed in the original, colonial building, Casa de los ...

... de Cachi, which is a snow-covered mountain made up of nine peaks.  The tallest summit, Cumbre de General Libertador San Martin, reaches 6,400m!  At the mirador of Nevado de Cachi, there were campesinos selling various spices, sundried ...

... , the lowest elevation  we will be at during our trip is 8000 feet.  We arrive at our five star hotel, the Libertador, on an island on Lake Titicaca.  We are treated like royalty, as the service and attention we get is unbelievable.  ...

Fascinating ...