Lake Titiicaca

These island have been inhabited for 500 years
Our hosts greet the tour boat
Our tour guide explains all about the islands and inhabitants
The Island of Torta where we stopped
Lots more islands in the distance
Always selling goodies to the touristas
A beautiful day for a tour of the lake
Observation tower construction
Cant believe I climbed up this
An endess supply of reeds
A garden on the floating island
Riding the reed boats
A goodby song from our hosts
The school for the local kids
Solar panels on the rooftops
A lone kid too young for school
Two locals heading for school
Stepping onto the squishy island
The cooking facilities
Luckly we didnt have to climb these stairs to get up
The tour boat wait at the bottom
Back on the tour boat headed to Taquile
Landing at the real island of Taquile
Local harbor for Taquile boats
Herding sheep on Taquile
Hiking up the path on the island
Terraced hillsides for farming
Local homes on Taquile
In the village at the top of the island
Where the men knit all day
Dont quite know about these
But theyre on the top of the arch at the entrance to the main square
Local mother and daughter
She spins thread and he knits
The color of the hat means he is single
Layers and layers in the skirts
The women walk and spin
The entire island is terraced
Heading back down to the boat
Remember we are above 13000 feet
Stairs sort of
Ready to head back to Puno
Leaving Puno for Cusco on Peru Rail
It was a cozy ride
Leaving the altiplano and finding mountains
Who knew it was Brits first train ride
On a first class Andean Explorer car
Watching Lake Titicaca as we chug past
Taking videos out the window
Totally for the touristas once again
Locals in the Andean Altiplano
Still at over 13000 feet in the high plains
Local farmers in the altiplano
Dont know why she is bagging dirt
A local kid watches the train
Beginning to see mountains
A stop to shop
The mountains are gorgeous
Oh my head hurts just looking at the elevation
Llamas or alpacas or vicunas
Mountains and farmland