PERLLA 02: WEAVING CULTURES IN THE HIGH ANDEAN PALTEAU SURROUNDING LAKE TITICACA Visit Lake Titicaca, the communities of Llachon – Santa Maria to share traditional cultural experiences and the visit Taquile Island and the Titino Uros’ floating islands. Transfer to Juliaca. Activity: rural tourism + ecotourism Length: 3 days / 2 nights Season: Year round. Prices: Per person in US dollars Lodging: With a local family (Llachon – Santa Maria) Service: Private Minimum number of passengers: 2 Location: Lake Titicaca, Llachon-Santa Maria communities, Taquile and Titino Uros’ islands in Puno Difficulty: Easy Difficulty of trek Eazy Moderate Moderate to Hard Day 1: Transfer Juliaca - Llachon (Capachica Peninsula). Free afternoon in Llachon (3,800 above sea level). Beginning of service in Juliaca: One of our representatives will be waiting for you at your arrival in Juliaca to assist you in your transfer to the community of Llachon in the Capachica Peninsula. Leaving Juliaca, the vehicle will take the road to Puno, but a bit later we will take a turn-off down a road that takes us across the Altiplano. We will pass through several tiny typical Altiplano towns before reaching the shores of legendary Lake Titicaca. Our local family is already waiting for us to take us to their home and invite us a cup of coca tea or a local mint called muña; here we can share their experiences and become acquainted with their traditions. After getting installed in your rooms, you are free to stroll in the fields to discover the life and traditions of this singular peninsula or maybe you would rather take a walk down the white sandy beaches of Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable lake (3,800 above sea level). Overnight: Home of local inhabitants. Meals: Typical dinner included. Spanish speaking escort. Transfer on local bus or private transportation. Day 2: Llachon - Taquile - Titino Uros Islands - Llachon. (Private boat service) Alter breakfast with our local family, we depart early to reach the dock where our captain is readily waiting for us with his boat. We leave Puno’s bay to enter the main lake. Water turns darker and approximately after an hour on the boat we disembark on the northern end of the island. We walk across the island down an agreeable path with no real difficulties, discovering Taquile’s own traditions and enjoying the fabulous landscape dominated by Bolivia’s Cordillera Real. We reach the main plaza in the largest town in the middle of the island where you will discover local craftsmanship; here the men knit their own chullos y chuspas (typical Andean knit hat and bag to carry Coca leaves). Lunch at a typical restaurant to enjoy a trout or a lake pejerrey. We will then continue on the boat towards the Titina Uros (1 hour and 50 minute boat-ride). The Uros are an ancient almost disappeared civilization that flourished on floating totora reed islands on Lake Titicaca. The inhabitants have kept their costumes and traditions and continue to live of their fishing and a bit of handicrafts. Return to Llachon by boat.   Overnight: Local inhabitants home. Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included Service with a local guide Boat service: Private. Day 3: Transfer Llachon - Capachica - Juliaca. Connection to Lima or La Paz or Arequipa or Cusco Transfer to Juliaca on a private vehicle or on a local bus, where you will be able to embark towards other destinies such as overland to the Imperial City of Cusco, by air to the Lima , capital of Peru, overland or by air to the city of Arequipa, or overland to Bolivia through the border at Desaguadero or Casani.   Local Spanish-speaking escort. Meals: breakfast included Price includes: Visits mentioned in the program Transportation for pre-established excursions: Transfer and navigation. Meals: 2 dinners and 1 lunch. Lodging: 2 nights at local inhabitants home on the peninsula. Spanish-speaking escort or local guide. Quality of the service is supervised by the same Llachon - Santa Maria Local Homes Association. Price does not include: Beverages and tips. Entrance fee to Taquile Island. Airfares or other connecting transportation.

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