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| Raqchi- temple ruins |
We spent the last days of our trip in Puno, a city on the shore of Lake Titicaca. Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world, and it borders on Bolivia as well. On May 22, we spent the day busing between Cusco and Puno, with a wonderful tour guide and some really interesting stops along the way. We first visited a beautiful cathedral with a rich history (no photos allowed, though!) that has the nickname "the Sistine of the Andes." It was quite incredible! Next, we went to Raqchi, beautiful ruins which included a temple, and an amazing display of astronomical study in the construction of their homes, streets, etc. The further up in altitude we went, the COLDER the temperature was. We were glad we brought sweatshirts, mittens, and jackets!
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| Lake Titicaca and the city of Puno |
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| The president of the island showing us how they make them. |
My (Courtney's) favorite part of the trip was our time spent visiting
the Uros Islands on Lake Titicaca. The Uros Islands are islands made of
reeds that grow naturally in the lake. The people on the islands that we visited were so friendly and talkative! It was wonderful to be able to hear a little bit about their lives!
We really enjoyed getting to know this family--they're saving up money to get married, and they even invited us to come back for it! Their two little boys were SO precious as well!
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| One of the fancier reed boats--David and I rode in this one! |
We also went to Taquile Island, another island on Lake Titicaca. I think Bolivia might be somewhere (far, far) behind us in this photo, but I'm not sure!
It was truly a wonderful anniversary trip, and we've enjoyed looking at the many hundreds of photos we took. (You'll have to come visit us to see more!) We were so blessed with the ability and means to go on this trip of a lifetime! Hasta Luego! -C
We spent the last days of our trip in Puno, a city on the shore of Lake Titicaca. Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world, and it borders on Bolivia as well. On May 22, we spent the day busing between Cusco and Puno, with a wonderful tour guide and some really interesting stops along the way. We first visited a beautiful cathedral with a rich history (no photos allowed, though!) that has the nickname "the Sistine of the Andes." It was quite incredible! Next, we went to Raqchi, beautiful ruins which included a temple, and an amazing display of astronomical study in the construction of their homes, streets, etc. The further up in altitude we went, the COLDER the temperature was. We were glad we brought sweatshirts, mittens, and jackets!
Sweet trip!
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