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Puno, Lake Titicaca

Posted by rnc99 | 4th August 2005

Earlier this week we took a long bus ride from Cuzco to Puno. The bus ride was about 7 hours long and took us south to the high altitude lake called Titicaca. During the ride we saw some amazing snow capped mountains. This part of the country is also known for it's abundance of alpacas and sheep.

We arrived in the bustling city of Puno during the afternoon. After settling into our hostal room, we took a tour of the city. Puno has a large outdoor market with vendors selling literally anything you could imagine. We saw the following items for sale: chickens (live and dead) guinea pigs, various body parts and organs of animals, machinery parts, crafts, clothes, food, sacks of potatoes, and much much more! As we walked through the "animal parts" section we were both overcome by the awful smell and we were shocked to see women handling the raw meat with such a disregard for food safety. We just may have bought that sheep head if the lady selling it were wearing plastic gloves.

Continued | Costa Rica and Peru .::. Summer 2005

Costa Rica Trip Info

Posted by rnc99 | 25th June 2005

We are preparing for our trip to Costa Rica! We will be staying there From July 6th through July 13th. During our stay, we will be visiting the Habitat for Humanity offices and staying with our Tico family.

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