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Peru (Puno, Lake Titicaca)

Back in the mountains
enroute to Puno

spend the night in Asillo
a bird friendly little pueblo
enroute to the Pan America
The grunge of Juliaca
a town of trash, train tracks, and cheap markets
very 'india'
Welcome to Puno
Puno (1 of 3)
Puno (2 of 3)
Puno (3 of 3)
one of the nicest plazas in Peru
the standard plaza iglesia
gringo row
posh and upscale compared to the rest of the country
and Lake Titicaca
where tour boats depart for some nearby islands
The 2-day 3 Islands Tour


across the grassy marsh
to the ancient floating island of Uros
where they still show tourist their traditional ways
while selling them their traditional junk
i wonder how they survive?

everything translated twice
sometimes four times for emphasis

a traditional grass puma boat
10 Soles takes us to the 'capital island'
where they have full services
this one almost cost me
and if you look past the act you can see how they really live
on to Amantani island
where we are distributed to the waiting host families for the night
Gloria Mamamani, my host
back at the shack Israeli Shay is proud to prepare wash water soup and tea
our luck, a festival

Day 2 - onward to Taquila Island

for a nice cross island walk
some good views across the lake
across terraced hillside


the classic distance marker

up to some ruins
Shay performing the classic Israeli 'look at me' pose
through the famous stone door
down to the port

back to Puno