 | Puno
2008-01-31, Puno, Peru. By: lostrock | | Glad I had acclimated in Cuzco before getting here. At almost 4000meters this town makes your head spin. Did not care for Puno at all, was the only town in Peru so far that I was constantly hassled b... |
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 | Four landscapes in one day
2008-01-27, Puno, Peru. By: juliac | | There´s something I find so achingly beautiful about a flat, flat landscape, like much of the land we travelled across between Arequipa and Puno, something so old and permanent about endless expanse o... |
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 | The quiet life.....
2007-05-09, Puno, Peru. By: rossycaz | | Another boat trip yesterday (about 3 hours) across Lake Titicaca to Isla Tequile. There´s not much in the way of attractions on this island - the reason to visit is to stay with a local family and exp... |
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 | How much???????????
2007-05-07, Puno, Peru. By: rossycaz | | Yesterday we travelled (slowly) from Cuzco to Puno after getting a collectivo (shared taxi) from Ollantaytambo. Now, remember our taxi ride TO Ollantaytambo? Well, we were seriously ripped off. About ... |
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 | mama
2007-03-16, Puno, Peru. By: vorn | | had a very quick border crossing into peru and drove up to puno on the shore of lake titicaca. stayed in a nice hotel, except fo the cold water; this was slightly counteracted by the sauna and swimmin... |
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 | Peru-ving to be rather chilly!
2006-07-30, Puno, Peru. By: lyndz | | Hi all,
So, whilst apparently England in having the longest and hottest heatwave ever, we are having to go out and purchase thermals and Lama wool jumpers, gloves and hats! And bearing in mind my ... |
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 | From one bus to another...
2006-07-25, Puno, Peru. By: mishiva | | Waking before dawn, we packed and caught our train for Ollantaytambo at 5.45am. Heads swaying with heavy eyes along with the rest on board, we caught some shut-eye in the uncomfortably stiff seats. Re... |
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 | I love this town (Cusco not Puno)
2006-07-07, Puno, Peru. By: r_crerar | | Cusco rocks, it is a fantastic town, the people are great, that atmosphere is fantastic and the shopping is excellent (I now own two table cloths - oops, well one could possible be a bed spread - very... |
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 | Bolivia manana
2006-04-19, Puno, Peru. By: dave_stone | | this is the first time i've been at a computer for a while... lets see, wwe left Lima and flew to Arequipa, which is a really nice tranquil town. from there we took an overnight tour of Colca Cany... |
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 | The home stretch
2006-02-27, Puno, Peru. By: scottr128 | | Hello
Since I am way behind on my writing I am going to jump right in.
Rurrenabaque, Bolivia
I spent about 6 days using Rurre as a base to explore the Amazon Basin and realize how much mosqui... |
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 | The Floating Islands
2005-11-05, Puno, Peru. By: janinemo | | We arrived in Puno at the crack of dawn this morning (why do so many of my journal entries start that way?) after taking the overnight bus from Cuzco. We were misled about the bus that we were taking... |
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 | Happy B-day to my MOM!
2005-11-03, Puno, Peru. By: Mpopp | | A big Happy birthday to my mom!! And Clint, hope you have a great party!
Not much to this day except for a long drive from Puno to Cusco. Stopped at the Sillustani ruins which were my first taste... |
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 | Amantani to Puno
2005-11-02, Puno, Peru. By: Mpopp | | I woke up rather early as it seems the whole house was up before me. Felt pretty gross on account of the no shower and all. Got dressed and our mommy brought us breakfast: pancakes and tea. YUM! ... |
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| Lake Amantani Home Stay
2005-10-31, Puno, Peru. By: MPopp | | Boarded a bicycle rickshaw this morning for a quick ride down to the harbour where we boarded a boat to the Uros Reed Islands. These islands are entirely made of reeds and they float on the water and ... |
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| Altitude and Attitude
2005-10-31, Puno, Peru. By: MPopp | | Puno
We got on our flight at 6am from the Lima airport going to Puno via Arequipa and Juliaca. We flew an hour to Arequipa, waited 30 mins, then another 30 mins to Juliaca. Juliaca is 3800 m abov... |
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 | Lake Titicaca
2005-09-02, Puno, Peru. By: fosscore | | Back in Puno after our killer Inca Trail hike and some chillout time in Cusco, we decided to take a trip out on Lake Titicaca. Ugghh...another boat trip. We just cannot get away from them!!
At ... |
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| Puno and Cusco
2005-08-18, Puno, Peru. By: fosscore | | We made a quick stop in Puno (on the shore of Lake Titicaca) to meet up with a yachting buddy that I had worked with on Lady Sheridan. Bjorn and his current travelling partner, zay, were on their way... |
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 | Uros Islands
2005-08-12, Puno, Peru. By: bleschu | | So.. the next morning, on a bit of a roll, I was up early and on a bus to Puno, a city on the banks of Lake Titicaca (Peruvian side this time). Still on a roll, the first thing I did on arrival was bo... |
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 | So that was Bolivia...
2005-01-30, Puno, Peru. By: snutbrown | | We really must stop leaving big gaps between journal entries – it just makes it too difficult to catch up! Right, back to Samaipata then…
We did do another walk, this one apparently 14km going out ... |
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 | Let's Pretend
2004-12-30, Puno, Peru. By: empathy | | (What I feel like saying to people when I first meet them)
Lets Pretend
We’ve known each other for 300 lives already
I’m your favorite and most comfortable shirt
We’ve played every role there ... |
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 | Lake Titi-what?
2004-10-31, Puno, Peru. By: viajeros | | Puno...
After a 7 hour bus ride from Cusco´s Terminal Terrestre (central bus station), we arrived in freezing Puno, on the shores of Lake Titicaca (enter bawdy puns here…), “the world’s highest nav... |
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 | We want your soles!!
2004-06-07, Puno, Peru. By: David2004 | | Hey hey, We safely crossed into Peru yesterday following Lake Titicaca to a town called Puno not too far from the border. Peru is home of Macchu Picchu, Cusco, soles (local currency), nicer beer and m... |
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 | Getting high on Lake Titicaca
2003-06-22, Puno, Peru. By: Alex_RTW | | Sorry, that was a cheap way to start but I couldn't resist. We did get high on the lake, but at an altitude of 3800m it's difficult not to!
'The Book' says for best veiws of the scenery on the trai... |
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| Is nothing Sacred?
2003-06-22, Puno, Peru. By: Alex_RTW | | Before we left Cusco we spent the day in the company of Leo, a slightly eccentric guide as he took us on our postponed tour of the Sacred Valley of the Inca's (or, as he pointed out rather forcefully ... |
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| The Inka Trial!
2003-06-17, Puno, Peru. By: Alex_RTW | | There's nothing like an early start after a night of trumpets and fireworks to set you up for four days of trekking through the Andes to reach the Lost City of Machu Picchu.
The Cusquenians seem to... |
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