The highest navigable lake in the world
January 13th 2006 Puno and Lake Titicaca
By guest authors Aashild Espedalen and Astrid Diana Oramas.
In Arequipa Astrid and I left Robin and Helene behind to study Spanish and travelled on to Puno by Lake Titicaca. The busride took around 6 hours and we arrived late in the afternoon. As Lake Titicaca lies at 3820 meters above sea level we soon noticed shortness of breath as we climbed the stairs in the hostel.
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