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I get up quite
early and go for breakfast at 6am, there is not much on offer just some
cheese, ham and bread, which I make a few sandwiches with. I am picked up
at 6.45 and taken to the port, there I board my boat for the day the “Illapa”.
The boat holds about 30 people and we set off, the first stop is the Uros
Islands, which are artificial islands made out of reeds. There are about
50 different islands at Uros each with their own family; The island I stop
at is called Manco Capac. We are greeted by the residents and then told
about the islands, how they are made, how they cook, etc.
I take loads of pictures and buy a really tacky souvenir, a little reed
boat from an old woman. We then take a native reed canoe across the lake
to another island.
After that we get back on our original boat and head over to Taquile
Island which takes about two and a half hours, I spend most of that time
on the roof of the boat as I don’t like being cooped up inside.
When we arrive at the island we walk up to the main area, this is quite
hard going with the altitude, at the to that is where the main village is,
we stop for lunch in a restaurant called “My House” I have soup followed
by Trout and rice.
After lunch we continue to explorer the village and head over to the other
side to the principal port where we join our boat, luckily it is all down
hill.
We get back on the boat and it takes about three hours to get back to Puno,
I spend most of the time listening to my ipod on the roof.
As we are getting into Puno the sun starts to set and it quickly becomes
dark.
I disembark the boat and get a ride back to the hotel, once there I
quickly freshen up and head out for dinner. I go to La Casona Restaurant,
it was recommended by my guide and is the number one restaurant in Puno
according to trip advisor.
It is just around the corner from my hotel and only takes a couple of
minutes to walk there. The restaurant is very clean with friendly staff, a
very upmarket establishment. I order a soup to start and an Alpaca steak
for the main, for dessert I have a a chocolate cake. The food is really
nice and I enjoy it very much.
Just as I was leaving a girl calls my name, I am a bit surprised for a
moment and then I realise it is Christie and Jan, a mother and daughter
who I met earlier on the boat, I go over to talk to them for about 20
minutes and then head back to the hotel for the night. |
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La Hacienda Hotel, Puno |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Uros Islands |
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Sail back to Puno |
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Puno and Evening Meal |
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