Puno

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Summary in English:
We crossed border between Bolivia and Peru by walk. We did not want to pay lots of money for tourist bus and this was more adventurous 😊 We headed to Puno, another city on lake Titicaca. Peru is very similar to Bolivia, but more expensive and more touristic as well. People are used to tourists and they are trying to sell you everything, offering goods all the time. It was not very comfortable for us. The biggest attraction of Puno is visiting islands on lake Titicaca. We wanted to save a day, so we decided just for a one day trip to the islands. We visited the Floating Islands. It is very interesting. People wanted to separate from others living on the continent. So they built these islands from the reed which grows in the lake. They build islands, houses, boats, everything from the reed for many years. They can eat it and feed animals as well. They still live there, but these days it is much more touristic. It is still very interesting.
Another stop was island Taquile. It is very hilly, no roads, just small paths. Peaple have typical terraces for growing vegetables. They had fiesta during our visit. It takes place for a week. Men visit house after house, dring special spirit, eat watermelon and chew coca leaves during this week. They also create a parade and walk accross the island playing flauts and drums. Interesting as well 😊

Peru je podla nasich skusenosti asi 3x drahsie ako Bolivia, ale my sme s tym moc nenarobili, lebo aj cestovat aj jest sme museli, akurat suveniry sme kupovali menej 😊 Najblizsim spojom sme sa zviezli do Puna, natlaceni asi 12 dospeli a 5 deti v takom predlzenom vane, cesta bola asfaltova, tak sa islo vcelku prijemne a cestou sme zistili, ze Peru je co do charakteru obyvatelstva a vystavby velmi podobna Bolivii. Puno je velke mesto, kde nas hned odchytil jeden taxikar-cyklista, ze nas zavezie do centra a ze nam aj ukaze hotel. V hoteli sme ani nic nemuseli vraviet, len sme si pozreli izbu a oni tolko sami od seba zlavovali, ze sa nam to nezdalo, isli sme prec a nasli sme si iny hotel za lacnejsie prachy aj bez nejakeho jednania.
Dalsi den sme isli na vylet na plavajuce ostrovy. Kedze sme chceli usetrit den, rozhodli sme sa len pre jednodenny vylet miesto dvojdenneho s prespanim na jednom ostrove. Plavajuce ostrovy su zaujimave tym, ze nie su prirodne, ale si ich uplietla hrstka outsiderov a ze nie su ukotvene o dno, takze ako fuka vietor, tak tam plavaju. Vsetko, vratane ostrova je vyrobene z trstiny, ktora v hojnom pocte rastie v niektorych castiach jazera Titikaka a obyvatelia sa zivia predovsetkym turistickym ruchom (kedysi v minulosti to bolo rybolovom a tak). Po tychto ostrovoch sme sa preplavili na dasli ostrov Taquile, ktory je uz normalny a tu prave prebiehal miestny festival, ktory sa vyznacuje pestrym oblecenim a sprievodmi cez ostrov za zvukov muziky. Miestnym zvykom pocas festivalu (ktory trva tyzden) je, ze sa pije silna palenka, je sa melon a zuje koka. Sprievod za zvukov muziky potom aj tak vyzera ako sme mali moznost na vlastnej kozi skusit. Kazdy ide ako moze a hra cim silnejsie tym lepsie 😊 Hra sa prevazne na velkych bubnoch a drevenych flautach. V Pune sme tym nas program vycerpali a dalsi den sme nasadli na bus mieriaci do Cusca.

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Photos

Uros - plavajuci ostrov
a domorodec bez morskej choroby :)

ochutnavka trstiny
jedla je len ta biela cast, je to velmi vodnate a bez chuti

v domceku miestneho
dnes sa zivia skor predajom suvenirov turistom

Teta pozuje pri kuchyni
Vzadu ma zahradku so zemiakmi

Dedusko a rumcajs
Typicka cinnost miestnych chlapov je strikovanie :) A podla capice vieme rozoznat, ci sa jedna o slobodneho alebo zenateho. Ak je ciapka cela cervena, pekna vzorkova - zenaty. Ak je polovica ciapky biela - slobodny. Takze baby, dedusko este len caka na tu pravu :)