Inca Funerary Tower at Sillistani, near Puno I had a feeling that after Machu Picchu everything would be a bit of an anticlimax, but people who had been further South talked about the floating islands on Lake Titicaca, the highest lake in the world, which I also wanted to see. I was also somewhat apprehensive about another long bus ride after the one from Lima, but this was only six and a half hours compared to 24. Another plus was that this one would be taking place in daylight, which meant at least being able to see a bit of the scenery. I was a bit disappointed by the way the Andes looked here. Because we were already so high up - over 3,000m, they didn't look much bigger than hills and with their dry grass, dusty villages and a few gum trees, I may as well have been in the outback at home.(Eucalypts are grown all over the Andes, because they provide a quick supply of firewood). There were some differences of course. Most of the houses were still made of pisé and small land...
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