Justine and Dylan’s Travel Blog

Puno´s main claim to fame are the Silustani Ruins and its vicinity to Uros island in Lake Titicaca (the highest lake in the world I believe at 3810m).

The Silustani Ruins are basically some rocks left over from Inca and pre-Inca times. Moderately interesting but a fair bit of imagination was required for some parts (some Peruvians can see puma´s in just about any rock).

Uros islands were far more interesting though. This is a group of approx 40 islands all made of reed. Lots of reed. All floating a little while off the coast from Puno. Quite a sight, especially when you see all the things one can make out of reed. Boats, huts, watch towers, trinkets, pens for the birds, etc, etc. You can apparently also eat it, although the few out of the group that tried that… well, let´s just say the reed didn´t quite have the dietary impact they were after. Anyway, just about the only things not made out of reed where the solar panels feeding TVs in some of the (reed) huts, but it didn´t detract from the overal setup. Pretty cool even if I did feel like a dirty big tourist again. Almost used to it.