So we left Puno behind and travelled down the edge of Titticaca to the Peru/Bolivia border for our final latin America destination....the cosmopolitan centre that is La Paz!    The border crossing was considerably smoother than the one we encountered going into Peru from Equador (thank God) yet the whole experience was definitely more smelly!  We still can't understand the whole naturally occuring cess pool thing in between houses - ah wel...

Here we are in Puno. The town has only just got used to tourists but that's changing now so you get a warm welcome. There is plenty to do but it is only a small place compared with Cusco. We spent our time here eating in some really good restaurants just to get us ready for our real excursion, Lake Titticaca and the floating islands. It is the highest navigable lake in the world and pretty big at over 160 km long. We stayed with a really nice family on t...

Four days of climbing, crawling, sweating, gasping, laughing and crying!!! And it was all well worth it! Peter practically ran the whole 40kms but our whole group did a really good tourist time for the entire trail. The record for the wholetrail however is just over 3 hrs. The first day was relatively easy just 12kms up into the Andes stopping to admire the ruins on the way (of which there are loads and all are spectacular). The second day involved navig...

From Cuzco there are lots of different tours you can do of the numerous Inca sites in the area. We opted for a full tour of the Sacred Valley and spent a day out with our tour guide Ali. It was kind of like a training day for the Inca trail as we hiked across sites. The highlights were the ruins above Pisaq and Ollyotytambo and the truelly sensational market in Pisaq town where you can get any handicrafts or jewellry your little heart desires!! We spe...

Over the hills and far away..... We started this part of our adventure in a town called Arequipa. This place is rich in its own reserves and has tried on numerous occasions to declare itself as an independent state - you can even buy Arequipa passport covers here. Everyone in Peru refers to this place as "The White City" two reasons could be: the buildings are made from white stone and the people who live here are whiter than the rest of the population du...