Wednesday, 2 October through Saturday, 5 October 2024
We had a spectacular view from our hotel (GHL Hotel Lago Titicaca) on the outskirts of Puna.
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| Puno is on a small bay on Lake Titicaca. In this view, Puno is to the right and the larger lake is in the distance. The whole lake is very large, officially 118 miles long and 50 miles wide. While most of the lake is in Peru, the southeastern portion is in Bolivia. It is the highest navigable lake in the world, at an elevation of 12,500 feet above sea level. |
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| We didn’t realize it at the time, but this view is looking directly at the Isles de Uros - the famous floating islands of Lake Titicaca. |
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| The hotel has an observation point as well as walking trails. Click on the image for a larger version. |
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| Sunrise from our hotel room. |
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| Sunrise with a fog layer over the lake. |
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| Sunrise (again!). |
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| When it was cloudy, the lake was all grays and browns. |
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| Guinea pigs are native to Peru. There were many wild guinea pigs around the hotel. |
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| Four of about a dozen guinea pigs just outside the window at the lounge just before sunset. |
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| We watched a fox from our hotel window. While it’s definitely a fox, this one has the same coloration as the coyotes around our house in Virginia. The black spot on the tail and the black tip are characteristic of our coyotes. |
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