February 11, 2009

Cusco to Puno

Today we started out on a six hour drive from Cusco to Puno and Lake Titicaca. We followed the river, staying in the valley for most of the drive. It was good to get out of the traffic and suburbs and back into the countryside.

The train tracks also ran alongside the road for most of the trip.





We stopped in a small town for a lunch of chicken soup complete with feet!







When we finally arrived in Puno, it seemed to be impossible to find any streets on the map! We found the right neighborhood for our hotel, but all of the streets were closed for the carnival parade! By driving the wrong way on one way streets and jumping several curbs, we made it to the hotel parking garage and spent the rest of the night enjoying the carnival parades!