Our last big stop in our Peru adventure was Puno and Lake Titicaca. The trip from Cusco City took nine hours by bus with several stops. Let’s talk altitude. Our GPS registered 38 feet less than the top of Mt. Rainier.
At another stop, we briefly explored more Incan ruins. You would not believe how many impressive ruins dot the countryside. The Raqchi Parthenon was 20 meters tall before the conquistadors ravaged this site to build a church out of the Inca stones.
We also stopped at a school that is supported by our tour operator. Gate 1 has six different schools they support in Cusco. This school has a new kitchen, bathrooms, and a new teacher all courtesy of the foundation.
Welcome to Puno, an official population of about 130,000, but probably more like double. And our tour guide suggested we limit our Puno site-seeing to one street, and only about three blocks of that. I guess for most of the group that’s probably best. Not too much to see outside of the small historical district.
Sailing YO-D-YO 
Wow. Fascinating history.
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Cool! The elevation is scary for me. I love the school donation and the interaction to have with the kids. Ruins are fantastic, but the history behind some of them is sad.
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