After 2 years of travelling, I am currently in Greece. I'm paying 3 Euro per hour at internet cafes,...
After 2 years of travelling, I am currently in Greece. I'm paying 3 Euro per hour at internet cafes, so please forgive me if I don't rate and comment as often as I might as I am still finding my way around ciao!
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I began my visit at Puno, which lies on the shore of the lake. The town is 4,300m above sea level, so the air is thin and I was grateful that the receptionist in the hotel offered to send a cup of coca tea straight up to my room when I checked in. This is made from coca leaves (yes, the ones cocaine comes from!) and it DOES help! You can also chew the leaves, but they taste vile. I had come from Arequipa, which is also at altitude, so I was acclimatised more quickly than other new arrivals, who were short of breath and a little lethargic. The next morning, under fabulous skies, a small boat took us out onto LakeTiticaca , passing through the huge reed beds. The reeds are used by the Uros people to make floating islands, on which they live, building small huts and magnificent boats (all from reeds).The Uros people were very welcoming, and their traditional dress was beautiful.They took us across to another island on one of their boats, rowing us the short distance. Our trip to another island was cut short as the water was getting very rough as we headed into open water, so we turned back. Despite this, it was a fantastic experience and one I would recommend wholeheartedly.
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Advantages: Relaxing town with plenty of accomodation/dining, stunning Islands and Lake. Disadvantages: High altitude makes exertion taxing, unremakable ruins.
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