0244 World Tour: Peru (Puno, Lake Titicaca) http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A431082B9E4&cb=PW "IMG_7770.jpg" "Back in the mountains" "IMG_7771.jpg" "enroute to Puno" "IMG_7772.jpg" "" "IMG_7778.jpg" "spend the night in Asillo" "IMG_7780.jpg" "a bird friendly little pueblo" "IMG_7784.jpg" "enroute to the Pan America" "IMG_7785.jpg" "The grunge of Juliaca" "IMG_7790.jpg" "a town of trash, train tracks, and cheap markets" "IMG_7789.jpg" "very 'india'" "IMG_7794.jpg" "Welcome to Puno" "STC_7793.jpg" "Puno (1 of 3)" "STB_7792.jpg" "Puno (2 of 3)" "STA_7791.jpg" "Puno (3 of 3)" "IMG_7806.jpg" "one of the nicest plazas in Peru" "IMG_7799.jpg" "the standard plaza iglesia" "IMG_7807.jpg" "gringo row" "IMG_7808.jpg" "posh and upscale compared to the rest of the country" "IMG_7796.jpg" "and Lake Titicaca" "IMG_7797.jpg" "where tour boats depart for some nearby islands" "IMG_7810.jpg" "The 2-day 3 Islands Tour" "IMG_7811.jpg" "" "IMG_7814.jpg" "" "IMG_7818.jpg" "across the grassy marsh" "IMG_7821.jpg" "to the ancient floating island of Uros" "IMG_7824.jpg" "where they still show tourist their traditional ways" "IMG_7827.jpg" "while selling them their traditional junk" "IMG_7836.jpg" "i wonder how they survive?" "IMG_7835.jpg" "" "IMG_7828.jpg" "everything translated twice" "IMG_7831.jpg" "sometimes four times for emphasis" "IMG_7832.jpg" "" "IMG_7834.jpg" "a traditional grass puma boat" "IMG_7837.jpg" "10 Soles takes us to the 'capital island'" "IMG_7842.jpg" "where they have full services" "IMG_7844.jpg" "this one almost cost me" "IMG_7845.jpg" "and if you look past the act you can see how they really live" "IMG_7846.jpg" "on to Amantani island" "IMG_7847.jpg" "where we are distributed to the waiting host families for the night" "IMG_7851.jpg" "Gloria Mamamani, my host" "IMG_7850.jpg" "back at the shack Israeli Shay is proud to prepare wash water soup and tea" "IMG_7859.jpg" "our luck, a festival" "IMG_7860.jpg" "" "IMG_7862.jpg" "Day 2 - onward to Taquila Island" "IMG_7863.jpg" "" "IMG_7867.jpg" "for a nice cross island walk" "IMG_7865.jpg" "some good views across the lake" "IMG_7868.jpg" "across terraced hillside" "IMG_7869.jpg" "" "IMG_7872.jpg" "" "IMG_7873.jpg" "the classic distance marker" "IMG_7874.jpg" "" "IMG_7875.jpg" "up to some ruins" "IMG_7876.jpg" "Shay performing the classic Israeli 'look at me' pose" "IMG_7878.jpg" "through the famous stone door" "IMG_7877.jpg" "down to the port" "IMG_7879.jpg" "" "IMG_7881.jpg" "back to Puno" "IMG_7882.jpg" ""