Puno

Puno and Lake Titicaca

---

May 20th 2009
It felt like a long 5 hour journey by bus to Puno from Arequipa. I’d woken up feeling a little under the weather and sitting on a bus wasn’t making me feel any better. Puno unfortunately is pretty high up in the mountains and at 3860m (just over 12,500 ft), I just felt worse when I arrived in the afternoon. Walking up 2 flights of stairs to my room left me breathless. I knew it was the alt ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca

---

Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more