FuFu Travel - Exploring Peru II

I took a tour package, Peruian Soles 70 (RM84, USD 25) visiting 2islands and staying with a local on Amantani Island for a night. It was raining in the morning. I gotta buy this raincoat for Peruian Soles 5 (RM6, USD1.80).

Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

8:31am - 10/01/2011 - 17°C

FuFu Exploring Latin America
Peru - Part Two | 8th - 28th Jan 2011

After the short introduction of the lake by the tour guide, we went up to the boat for the view of the lake.

Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Hahaha... i was holding the flag on top of the boat.

Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Arriving Uros, the floating island.

Uros, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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On the floating island.

Uros, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Peruian leek is a very important plant to the people. They cover the island with leek, build houses and boat wiht dried leeks and also eat leek. I was wondering how it taste like. But well after my first bite, i kept eating. Juicy.

Uros, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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The president of the island presented us how they built the floating island. ANd this is the final presentation. With leeks on top of the soil, houses, boat and people living on the island happily.

Uros, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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The floating island, well is very touristy. The kids and ladies would at first very friendly to you, showed you their houses/rooms, after that force you to buy their craft. Anyway i paid what i thought it was reasonable. Spent Peruian Soles 20 (RM24, USD7) for two small hanging cloths.

Uros, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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They even dressed up some visitors. Very colourful i must say. Couldnt stop myself taking pictures with them.

Uros, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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This girl speaks a little Japanese. She always say tomodachi (friend), kattekudasai (buy please), and before i left the island, she said sayonara to me.

Uros, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Leaving Uros and heading to Amantani Island, meeting our host family.

Uros, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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We were on the local dragon-looked-like boat made by leek. Pretending to be the captain. Well, normally the president of the island (family) will be the captain.

Uros, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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We didnt know that we gotta paid another Peruian Soles 8 (RM9.60, USD 3) for this boat ride. We were all brought to an island to take our boat to Amantani Island. We could actually go to the island from that floating island we visited.

Uros, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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This is the boat i mentioned. Very special. But Peruian Soles 8 is a bit expensive because the ride is very short.

Uros, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Heading to Amantani Island. Ohh...the sky was welcoming us.

Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Everyone was sleeping.

Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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I slept well last night. So i went up to the boat again for the breeze. (though it was chilly, but the sun was there with me)

Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Love sunbathing on the boat.

Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Approaching the island, almost.

Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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A guy came up, so i asked him to take me a picture with the flag again. lol

Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Amantani Island

Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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They were waiting to receive and bring us back to their houses.

Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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My host mother - Inocencia Amani Amani.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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This cactus is huge, 3m high i guess.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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My room. The door is small and short.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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The bathroom is located 50m away from the house.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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A donkey.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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A room of my host's mother mother.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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The nephew of my host mother.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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The three of us staying with Inoncencia Amani Amani.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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The lunch. Yummy. We all liked the soup.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Drinking Inca Cola, a popular soft drink in Peru.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Going to hike to the top of the island.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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The guide gave us kind of grass which once we smelled it, we would be able to get to the top easily. It gives you stamina.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Along the trail to the top, Peruian ladies selling their own handicrafts.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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A stone gate of the hill.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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The member of the hiking. On top of the island (>4100m).

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Titicaca lake is beautiful.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Gonna get back home for dinner.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Ops, little FuFu is kinda popular here. This girl is shy to smile. lol

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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We couldnt see the sunset. But well it was good enough because it didnt rain.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Ops luckily we could still see awesome formation of clouds.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Dinner of the day. Hot soup again. Cooked with barley, potato, tomato, celery and local spices. Nice.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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We had a nice party at night in a community hall of Amantani. We all dressed up like the local, dancing together with the music played by group of teenagers. I couldnt dance but just followed the crowd. After that, we took pictures with the band. And i was playing the small guitar. It was a good night.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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After breakfast, we gotta leave Amantani to Taquile Island. The last picture of us with Inocencia Amani Amani.

Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Taquile Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Taquile Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Taquile Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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Taquile Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.

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16335km away from Tokyo.
Taquile Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.
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Taquile Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.
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Men on Taquile Island are all good at sewing.
Taquile Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.
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The main square.
Taquile Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.
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Taquile Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.
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A nice and funny French guy, his girlfriend always say he is loko loko (crazy crazy).
Taquile Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.
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Taquile Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.
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Taquile Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.
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Going back to Puno.
Taquile Island, Titicaca Lake (ASL : 3860 m), Peru.
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Went to the night market again for dinner.
Puno, Peru.
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Had a bowl of nice chicken noodle. Peruian Soles 1.50 (RM1.80, USD 0.50)
Puno, Peru.
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Yummy.
p.s. : Looked extremely exhausted. Just back from the 2days 1night tour.
Puno, Peru.
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Eating at the street.
Puno, Peru.
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Hahaha, i saw a man sitting beside me eating this. And it looked nice so i got one. Peruian Soles 1.50 (RM1.80, USD 0.50).
Puno, Peru.
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Yummy.
Puno, Peru.
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My stomach still wanting something. So i went to another stall and sat down. Got a plate of stewed potato with pork's intestine.
Puno, Peru.
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Peruian Soles 1.50 (RM1.80, USD 0.50). Yummy.
Puno, Peru.
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Dinner (3 dishes) of the night was only Peruian Soles 4.50 (RM 5.40, USD 1.50).
Puno, Peru.
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Heading back home slowly. Because my stomach was very heavy. Another nice building at Plaza de Armas.
Puno, Peru.
11/01/2011 - 17°C