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Enchanting Capachica Peninsula (Part II)

January 25, 09 by Sergio Reyna

So close and yet so far, Capachica boasts the privilege to be just about two hours and a half from Puno, landscape on the lakePeru´s major port on Lake Titicaca, and two hours from Juliaca, the bustling commercial city in the department of Puno. Nonetheless, it also remains as isolated as ancient times. It is simply a heaven for off-the-beaten-path enthusiasts. The peninsula of Capachica is surrounded sideways by the freezing and dark waters of the Lake Titicaca at an altitude over 3800 meters above sea level.

The road leads you from Juliaca to the Andean plateau or altiplano where your skin feels the cold wind, and your eyes stare at the herd of llamas or Karwas (lama glama), and alpacas or pakuchas (lama pacos) as well as the barren soil filled with the resistant, spiky tussock grass, locally known as ichu (stipa pungens).

As you go by small and picturesque towns and villages such as Huata, Coata with her quiet river of same name, and Capachica you perceive the clear air, the extremely dry climate, and the unbelievable luminescent quality of the sunlight on Puno´s high plain. The sun hits the environment and the grassland puna strongly as you get near Titicaca just in the middle of the Andes, and you see little by little the deep blue of the lake.

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Tourism in Peru

January 25, 09 by Jorge Aquino

Travel Agency in Peru - Peru Tours.

New Experience on Lake Titicaca (Part I)

January 15, 09 by Sergio Reyna

kayak on Lake TiticacaThere is nowadays a new approach to discover or rediscover the Lake Titicaca. Travel peru, an approach by which your adrenalin, stamina and strength will combine with the striking beauty of the scenery and nature as well as with the lake´s inhabitants and their unique culture and traditions. It is time to explore the lake by kayaking.

Kayaking on Top of the World
As you head for the shore, you will notice the contrast between the white beach and the blue horizon across the lake with an astonishing backdrop of mountain range with clear sky and clouds. This is the realm of color at the Capachica Peninsula (more about Capachica on part II), where Llachon and Santa Maria are the starting points or “put-in” of all the excursions.

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