PERLLA 06: IN THE MIDST OF LAKE TITICACA Visit Lake Titicaca and share the traditional life of the Llachon – Santa Maria communities. Trek around the island of Taquile and experience stepping on the Uros’ floating islands. Activity: rural tourism + ecotourism + trek Length: 2 days / 1 night 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 and Santa Maria communities, Taquile and Puno Uros’ islands in Puno Difficulty: Easy Difficulty trek:    Eazy Moderate Moderate to Hard Day 1: Transfer: Puno harbour - Taquile - Llachon (Capachica Peninsula). Free afternoon in Llachon (3,800 meters above sea level). Beginning of service in Juliaca, where our representative will be waiting for your at the harbour to ease your transfer to the Island of Taquile and then on to the community of Llachon on the Capachica Peninsula. Our captain is already waiting for us on his boat. We will navigate across Puno’s bay into the Greater Lake. The water becomes darker, and after approximately 2 ½ hours navigating, we will disembark on the island’s north shore. We will take a nice and easy path across the island discovering the particular traditions of the people in Taquile, enjoying the fabulous landscape dominates by Bolivia’s Cordillera Real. Upon reaching the centre of the island, we are in the largest town’s main plaza where you can discover local handicrafts. Here, the men knit their own chullos and chuspas (typical Andean knit cap and coca leave bag). Lunch at a typical restaurant where you may try a lake trout or pejerrey. We climb down impressive stone steps with a marvelous view towards the harbor where our boat awaits us. This time it will take us towards the Capachica peninsula just an hour from Taquile. Our host already waits for us on the dock to take us to his home and offer us a cup of coca tea or a cup of muña, a native mint. After becoming installed in your rooms, you will be free to take a walk around the countryside to discover the life and traditions of this singular peninsula or perhaps you World prefer to stroll down to the white sandy beach of the world’s highest navigable lake (3,800 meters above sea level). Overnight: Local home in Llachon-Santa Maria. Meals: Lunch and dinner included. Spanish-speaking escort Private boat transfer Day 2: Llachon - Ccotos Peninsula: Trek (6 -hour trek) - Llachon.. We descend to the lake’s shore with our guide to take the get on the boat that will take us to the Ccotos peninsula (1-hour boat ride). This 6-hour trek will allow us to discover several communities that live on the lake’s shore. The walk starts cross-country near the lake’s shore where we will be able to observe work on the fields. After lunch on a small isolated beach, we climb up to the highest point on the Capachica Peninsula to reach a pass that presents us with a formidable horizon. We have a 380° view of the islands of Taquile and Amantani, the Capachica and Ccotos Peninsula, Puno’s bay, and Bolivia’s whole Cordillera Real, which reminds us that we are in the Andes.  It is definitively an awesome lookout point on Lake Titicaca and its region. We return to the small town of Llachon down an old and well fenced path accompanied by sheepherders and their animals where our host awaits us with a hot cup of muña tea. Overnight: Local home in Llachon-Santa Maria. Meals: Breakfast, lunch (box-lunch) and dinner included. Spanish-speaking escort Private boat service Day 3: Llachon - Titina or Puno Uros’ Islands - Puno Harbour. (Private boat service) After breakfast at our local inhabitant’s home, we continue by boat towards the Puno (2 hours navigation to Puno’s harbor). The Uros are an ancient civilization that almost disappeared and Developer on floating totora reed islands. Their inhabitants continue to thrive from fishing and a bit of handicrafts. End of service in Puno’s harbour. Spanish-speaking escort Private boat service. Entrance fees not included in the service. Price includes: Transfers in and out of bus Terminal or airport in Juliaca Visits as mentioned in the program Transportation for excursions as mentioned in the program. Transfers and navigation. Meals: 2 dinners and 2 lunches (1 is a box-lunch). Lodgings: 2 nights at a local home in the peninsula. Spanish-speaking escort or local guide. The quality of the service is supervised by the Llachon - Santa Maria Local Homes Association.   Price does not include: Beverages and tips Entrance: Taquile Island Airfare or other connecting transportation. OPTION 2: Day 3: Llachon -Titina Uros’ Islands - Llachon Day 4: Llachon - Puno Uro’s Islands -Puno harbour. After breakfast we will go down to the harbor to board the boat that will take us to the Titina Uro’s Islands (45 minutes navigation). This ancient civilization developed on small floating islands made from totora reeds and their inhabitants continue to thrive from fishing and a bit from the sale of their small handicrafts. Possibility of going fishing in the canals with the Uros on a real totora reed boat.  Overnight: Local home in Llachon-Santa Maria Meals: Breakfast, lunch (box-lunch) and dinner included. Spanish-speaking escort or local guide. Private navigation service Día 4: Llachon -Islas de Puno - Muelle de Puno. (Private navigation service) After breakfast at our local inhabitant’ home, we take a boat towards the Puno Uros’ Islands (2 hours navigation to Puno’s harbor). End of service at Puno’s harbor. Spanish-speaking escort. Private navigation service. Entrance fees not included in the service. Price includes: Transfers in and out of bus Terminal or airport in Juliaca Visits as mentioned in the program Transportation for excursions as mentioned in the program. Transfers and navigation. Meals: 3 dinners and 3 lunches (2 are box-lunches). Lodging: 3 nights at a local home in the peninsula. Spanish-speaking escort or local guide. The quality of the service is supervised by the Llachon - Santa Maria Local Homes Association.   Price does not include: Beverages and tips Entrance: Taquile Island Airfare or other connecting transportation.

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