The first stop in Peru was a quick trip to Puno, another town on Lake Titicaca, famous for its 'islas flotantes'. The floating islands, made entirely out of the reeds which grow in the lake are the home of the Uros people. They began living on the islands as a means of escaping the mainland (although now tour boats go over throughout the day!) It took about half an hour by boat to reach the first island. Stepping out was a little nervewracking at first, but the i...

After La Paz I decided to head to a volunteer project in a school in a town called Villa Tunari, in the Chapari Jungle region of Bolivia. I caught the night bus out of La Paz at nine pm, arriving in Cochabamba at eight the next morning, and eventually found out where the busses to Villa departed. When I got there I wandered around lost for a little while, then happened on a shared taxi (although the driver conveniently waited until after I´d paid to tell me that...

After La Paz I decided to head to a volunteer project in a school in a town called Villa Tunari, in the Chapari Jungle region of Bolivia. I caught the night bus out of La Paz at nine pm, arriving in Cochabamba at eight the next morning, and eventually found out where the busses to Villa departed. When I got there I wandered around lost for a little while, then happened on a shared taxi (although the driver conveniently waited until after I´d paid to tell me that...

I arrived in La Paz early in the morning, and headed to the hostel (chosen this time because it offered a free pancake breakfast!) After having a much needed shower, after the 20 hour bus journey, I set off into the town. La Paz is a really beautiful city, in parts, although it felt like wherever you wanted to go was uphill from where you were- and the hills here are steep! Anyway, I spent the day wandering around, visiting various churches, markets and the mirad...

I arrived in Potosi early in the evening, and headed straight to the hostel (which I´d chosen purely because the guidebook said it was warm, and after the subzero Uyuni temperatures that was all I wanted!) The hostel was just as cosy as promised, with a huge book exchanged and DVD selection- a perfect place to curl up in the cold evenings at such high altitudes! The following day I headed out with a couple of people I´d met in the hostel to the silver mines, wh...