We are off to the town of Puno today which lies on the banks of lake Titicaca. It is a bus ride of 6 and a half hours away so I made sure I had supplies for the trip (Twix, Snickers, Doritos and water). We met at 7.30 am and got a bus to the terminal terrestre. Journey was pretty dull. The landscape was pretty sparse as we climbed to 4300m for a pit stop. I slept most of the 6 hours which bodes well for our overnight trip from Arequipa to Nazca next week. The penultimate town we passed through was called Juliaca and was a long street of car garages and rough looking fast food stalls. I saw 2 dead dogs with bloated bodies and covered in maggots. Nice.
Puno has a population of about 130,000 and has very little for the tourist apart from the port for trips to the floating islands on Lake Titicaca which is where we are off tomorrow.
Our hotel is great. I have a double bed as does my rucksack. There is also a bath and a big TV. We went for lunch/dinner at a very cosy cafe with a set menu of 15 soles (2 pounds 50). I had a Pisco Sour, soup, pasta, cake and tea.
We have another early start tomorrow so I am off to bed shortly.
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