Puno –visit to Lake Titicaca

We left Cuzco and we hit the road heading towards Puno, a Peruvian town with nothing special except for being located by the Lake Titicaca, being the union between Peru and Bolivia for road trips and the strategic point for exploring the lake. Having decided to leave Bolivia for another occasion, our stay in Puno had the only objective of visiting the lake. Lake Titicaca is the natural border between Peru and Bolivia. At almost 4,000 meters over sea level, and still surrounded by high mountains, with its 165 km long and 60 km wide, and with islands inhabited by remote Quechua and Aymnara cultures, Lake Titicaca has impressive statistics that deserve, at least, a visit. And we visited the island of Uros, built over reed platforms, and from there we travelled to Amantaní, where we spent the night with a local family and we enjoyed the celebrations of Pentecostes, which, in addition to lots of dancing in colourful outfits, the biggest incentive appeared to be to drink as much beer as possible. And we also visited Taquile Island before starting our long way back to Puno…. And at least we did not need to use rowing boats, as they did some years ago, which in good conditions implied a 24 for hours trip!