Puno, Peru

Travel Blogs from Puno (1,181)

Off to Puno - barely..., Puno, Peru travel blog
Off to Puno - barely...
May 17, 2009

... there was a yellow sign with a recognizable picture of a speed bump.  Just as we were approaching the Bolivia/Peru border crossing (doing maybe 140km/85mph) I noticed a different sign on the side of the road...something about "velocidad"  ...

A travel blog entry by johnorton
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Puno and Lake Titicaca, Puno, Peru travel blog
Puno and Lake Titicaca
Sep 10, 2008

... oh well.. nowhere is perfect I guess...hee We left Cusco bright an early for a 6 hour bus trip via Peru's highest point.   So 6 hours to Puno which is close to the border of Bolivia and sits at the edge of Lake Titicaca, the world's ...

A travel blog entry by themurphys
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dancing in the streets...., Puno, Peru travel blog
dancing in the streets....
Feb 5, 2008

It's been a good three days here in Puno, Peru.  It's the festival of Candlemas, or here it's called the Virgin de la Candelaria Festival.  Big religious festival...lots of walking the Virgin around on a platform and pouring flower petals all ...

A travel blog entry by rawhideone
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Reed Islands, Puno and the Uros Islands, Peru travel blog
Reed Islands
Aug 11, 2006

... ever visited". IŽd agree, but would have to rank the Scarecrow Farm on Cape Breton Island as being even more bizarre. We arrived in Puno around 1pm. Thankfully we had a free afternoon. After being on the go for so long, I felt I just needed to take it ...

A travel blog entry by chowie
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Attractions in Puno (7)

Sillustani
Sillustani

Puno, Puno, Peru

4.00

These fascinating ruins consist of huge, cylinder-shaped towers in which pre-Inca tribes buried the elite members of their community.
Taquile Island (Isla Taquile)
Taquile Island (Isla Taquile)

Lake Titicaca, Puno, Peru

3.50

Located approximately 25 kilometers from the shore of Lake Titicaca, this scenic island is known for its friendly inhabitants, clear blue lake waters and distant snow-capped mountains.
Yavari
Yavari

Lake Titicaca, Puno, Peru

4.00

Chucuito
Chucuito

South of Puno, Puno, Peru

3.50

Forum Discussions on Puno (44)

PERU STARTER KIT
Posted on Jul 30, 2008, 23:56:30
... Quechua and Spanish. Nonetheless, any words you can learn on your own in Spanish may help you have a richer experience in Peru. Quechua is completely unlike either English or Spanish, and you'll begin to recognize common words during our stay. It was the ...
Itinerary Feedback
Posted on Feb 22, 2009, 23:58:19
... Arequipa. Overnight bus to Lima. About 16 hours. Sat. 9. Arrive in Lima. or ri. 1 - Arrive in Cusco. overnight bus to Puno Sat. 2 - Continue to Copacabana. Overnight Sun. 3 - Visit La Paz. Can be done on a day trip from Copacabana Mon. 4 - In Copacabana ...
need help!
Posted on Oct 6, 2009, 15:53:07
... I know how is to have a trip coming and don't know what to do, my brother and his best friend travel to peru too, they visit cusco, puno and lima they take a great they just take the tour to machu picchu and they travel to puno by their own and well ...
Peru in January
Posted on Apr 27, 2009, 13:09:34
:Hi: is an excellent month, how many days will be visiting at least in peru, it is recommended that at least has some 10 days to arrive in Lima there is not much to see that all is not well colonial waste your time, you can go for Nazca lines overflight ...

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