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DAY 1: UROS ISLAND
AND LLACHON PENINSULA (OVERNIGHT)
You will be picked up from your accommodation at 8:00 a.m., to
go to the port of Puno to take a tourist motor boat and to
direct towards the wonders floating islands of the Uros. After a
1 hour motorboat ride, you will arrive at the Uros island in the
Titikaka lake. Fishermen and hunters inhabit the floating
islands of the Uros. The residents of the Uros are known as the
“water tribe”, because they must construct its own Islands
periodically, adding new layers of totora reeds, which grows in
the lake, to create the conditions that ensure the islands stay
afloat. The dense roots that the plants develop support the
island. The roofs are waterproof and the houses are extremely
humid because of the surrounding water.
They used it as home and trade centers for the natives, who use
hand-made boats of the same material as their means of
transportation. At present, they speak Quechua and Aymara.
Following this exciting tour, after this tour we will continue
our trip and we will arrive to Llachon Peninsula. In Llachon, we
will appreciate the Inca’s customs that still stay, the behavior
and the interrelations of the residents. We will take a
motorboat for 40 minutes bordering Llachon peninsula and we will
appreciate the natural landscape that the peninsula offer us. We
will take lunch prepared by the residents. At night, we will
take dinner and have a show prepared by the residents who lodge
us. These home stays does not have the same facilities as one
house of the city , This program will give the traveler the
opportunity to set contact with these inhabitants and learn
about their knowledge and experiences, experimenting also the
intensity of their love to the earth, their myths and believes.
(Shared bathrooms, no hot water). Overnight. (L,D)
DAY 2: LLACHON PENINSULA AND TAQUILE ISLAND
Breakfast. Transfer from Llachon Peninsula to Taquile Island (1
hour). We will arrive to Taquile Island. We will visit the
Taquile Island, place where the form of typical and rustic
experience was appraised, the place is colorful and landscaping,
where they even maintain its customs, ritual, religious and
folkloric traditions, in the town of Taquile. We will take a
walk of 50 minutes from Chuño port, by a footpath that goes
directly to the main square, located in the top of the island.
we will taste a typical lunch with fresh fish (trout). There is
also a craft fair on the plaza that sells exceptional wool goods
which are of very fine quality and somewhat expensive. Taquile
Island is famous for its craft production, particularly for its
beautiful textiles. The island is narrow at about 1 Km. wide and
6 to 7 Km. long. The visit could be exhausting because of the
altitude (13,000 ft above sea level). On Taquile there are
numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins as well as Inca terracing. We
will return in Puno in the afternoon. (B,L)
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Uros Islands |
Uros floating islands |
INCLUDES: Accommodation. All scheduled
land and lake transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions
with English-speaking guide services. All entrance fees. Meals as
specified in the itinerary. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International or domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or visa fees,
excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due to flight
cancellations, alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance
of any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages,
reconfirmation of international flights and items of personal nature.
OPTIONAL
domestic airfares, extensions.
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