Puno was unexciting for the most part. Visiting the islands around Lake Titicaca is the main attraction. We did a 2 day 1 night tour of the islands. First we stopped at the floating Uros islands, where people live on islands that they make and have been making for hundreds of years. After that, it was onto Amantani island 2 hours away. We stayed overnight with a family here and experienced the real island life. They lived the same way generations before them have. They have some solar power, but eat little to no meat and all farm for their income. My Amantani ¨dad¨ had never been anywhere except the island and Puno! The next day included a visit to Taquile island.
The Uros
Our family dressed us up in traditional clothes.
Tuesday was the feast of the the Virgin de la Candelaria in Puno, this is the town´s patron saint. Check out the pics below.
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