Day 19: Luquina Chica Homestay Our night with the host family was serenaded by a choir of animals - donkeys, dogs, cockerels and a whole host of other cocophonpus creatures sounded their way through the night and the morning. However, buried deep under the weighty, woven blankets, we managed to sleep soundly despite the cold and the animal music. As the night before, we had no idea what was expected of us. We'd been briefed by our guide Gido, that breakfast woul...

Day 17: Puno Departing Cusco early this morning to head to Puno on Lake Titicaca, we boarded the bus for the 7 hour bus ride: a comfortable bus with enormous reclining chairs and some questionable movies on screens in the centre of the aisle. Stopping halfway for burgers and a toilet break, we reached Puno in the late afternoon. Not as pretty as Cusco, but full of charm as the hilly town looks out on the enormous lake. Far less touristy, the polished Main Street...