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| Puno from the Condor viewpoint |
Puno sits on the edge of Lake Titicaca on the Peruvian side
and it’s from here that you can arrange trips to some of the islands on the
lake, including to the floating "Uros" islands that are made entirely from
reeds.
Puno itself feels pretty rundown and rather unattractive. It
looks a little like there was an attempt to brighten up the promenade along the
lakeside about 20 years ago, with paved walkways, benches and wooden arched
verandas. However, without any maintenance, the paving is chipped and the wooden
furniture has certainly seen better days. Unused pedloes sit in the harbor rotting away, surrounded by algae and rubbish. And
many of the buildings in the town itself look unfinished and in some
cases abandoned.
