Puno – Copacabana, Peru – La Paz, Bolivia There are two ways to cross border from Peru to Bolivia. The longer route (8 hours) via Copacabana is more scenic yet more complicated. It involves: Hopping on a bus in Puno Getting off at the Peru-Bolivia […]
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Day 176: Taquile? Tequila?
Amantani – Taquile – Puno, Peru Beatrice woke Alberto and I up at 6:30 and fixed us breakfast. Then we’re sent off to the port for our boat ride leaving the island. An hour journey brought us to the island Taquile. The weather had been […]
Day 175: Audio, Video, Disco
Puno – Los Uros – Amantani, Peru The tour first brought us to Los Uros, the famous floating islands of Titicaca. These islands are all man-made out of the abundant reeds that grow in the lake. As the boat approached the one of the islands, […]
Day 174: Cellar Door
Puno, Peru I read online that it’s best to apply for Bolivian visa in Puno prior to entering the border. Reason being that it’s cheaper and it prevents one from getting turned away at the border. WRONG! First of, it’s the same price (an outrageous […]
Day 173: Free and Easy, Take 2
Arequipa – Puno, Peru Per suggestion by the hostel’s receptionist, I didn’t buy my bus ticket in town. I went straight to the terminal and winged it there.It was the thing to do cos it’s easily 2/3 the price of what I was quoted in […]
Day 185: Gracias Por Su Visita
La Paz, Bolivia – Desaguadero – Puno – Cusco, Peru It’s time to head back to Peru. This time around I chose to go a different route; not through Lake Titicaca, but through a ghetto town called Desaguadero. Since the route was more direct, the […]