Peru
Hi! Just got back from Lake Titcaca - was lovely... The bus ride into Peru went ok - didnt feel like 9hrs of travl or whatever it was... some people had problems at the border and got charged 20bolivianos to get their passport back cos not having this slip of paper (as I came thru an airport I had the bit of paper so was ok). Puno is OK - but v. expensive for postage (looks like I am going to be lugging a couple of kilos of alpacca goods :) )
We went to a couple of ´natural´islands on Lake Titcaca - it was very nice and peaceful - not may of them have electricity so it was a nice rustic lifestyle. the people were all very friendly and we had an absolutely delcious meal with the host family. They mostly eat vegetarian - for some reason they dont fish. Then that night we all dressed up to go to a dance that they held for the tourists that were on the island (there were a couple of groups) - was fun. I gave our host family some food and a toy koala - the koala was a big hit, it was passed around and they were all patting it - not sure they had seen a toy like that before. Then today we visited the floating islands which were very cool - just made out of reeds (they do fish on the floating islands). We had a really good local guide that told us lots of legends and history of the islands, incl how it was where the incas originated... We have our last night here in Puno before going to Cuzco (yay!) for a night, then the Amazon!...
here´s some photos!
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