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The top of Machu Pichu mountain
View from top of Machu Picchu mountain overlooking ruins
It’s pretty open, with only the Intihuatana stone and center lawn roped off.
This is choices for getting to Puno were – fly (too expensive), tourist bus (8-10 hrs) or public bus (6-8 hrs). So for budget tourist can take tourist bus one way as it stopped throughout the journey at a few interesting places along the way. Then a one-way flight back to Lima.
View from the highest altitude of the land: 4500m
In Puno you can explored the town, it’s pretty cute and about the same “feel” as Cusco although it’s a bit smaller. It’s hilly and centered around the lake bay. There are cute restaurants, vendors on the street and it’s bustling with more locals than tourists.
The pre-Incan Uru people have lived in isolation on these reed islands for centuries to escape fighting on the main land. They evolved from boats to islands which house up to 8 families. There are 44 islands which were designed to be mobile – and all house high watch tours used for communication amongst islands and for defense. They need constant maintenance and when walking on it, you sink a little- more in some parts!
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