Left Cusco for the hole that is known as Puno, rubbish all around the streets, stray dogs everywhere and loads of minibus drivers screaming LIMA, LIMA, LIMA!!!!!!! But it was the gateway to the Floating Islands, which are suprisingly, islands that float (being made from reeds) on Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. Quite a nice experience asides from the whisky/ seasick episode. The locals were pretty friendly and we stayed with a couple of families on the islands for the night. Ate some very strange looking food, well we shovelled it into my backpack where we could dispatch it later without insulting the family- it was horrible! The cheese squeaked when you ate it!! Played some football with the locals which ruined us cos of the altitude, i basically sat in defence
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