Puno is situated on the Peruvian shores of Lake Titicaca - the world’s highest lake at 3800m. It’s also pretty big. We arrived in Puno at 5am having taken an overnight bus from Cusco. We then started the tour a few hours later, beginning with the floating villages, which are man-made islands consisting of what looks like rotting leaves. We then moved onto a bigger natural island where we stayed with a local family for the night. We ate plenty of carb-heavy meals (rice with pasta and a side of potatoes) and climbed up a mountain named father earth (Pachutata). The following day we went to another island, which apparently sells the most amazing handicrafts ever for a mere 100 dollars. Fortunately we are not suckers so we ignored this advice to get our wallets out and instead enjoyed the beautiful surroundings for free. That night we went into Puno town and had quite possibly the most amazing pizza of our lives, washed down with some vino caliente to warm our cold bones.
