There are 2 reasons people stop in Puno: To visit Lake Titicaca To sleep the night before continuing their journey into Bolivia The town itself isn’t worth visiting. I decided to take a 2d/1n tour of Lake Titicaca (“Puma Rock” in Aymara language), the highest navigable lake in the world at nearly 3800m above sea…
Tag: Peru
Machu Picchu
I kept making the mistake of looking up the endless flight of stone steps, thinking that magically, maybe the top of the mountain was just around the corner. Each time, I looked back down, sweat dripping, and took one tiring step after another to the beat of Lady Gaga’s new album, Artpop.
Reinvigorated
At the beginning of the week, I felt a little burnt out from travel. I did a little research on it to validate my state of mind and turns out, it’s very common for many long-term travelers. I arrived in Cusco yesterday morning and today, I spent the entire day on a Sacred Valley Tour,…
Short update: Currently in Lima, California
My impression of Lima (at least the Miraflores and Barranco area) is that it reminds me of Southern California. I think it’s because Machu Picchu brings many foreigners into town and the city has pumped a lot of money into those areas to make foreigners feel a bit more at home.