Amazingly I awoke at 6am and was packed and ready for breakfast at 7am. I did feel tired though and my body ached from yesterday's exercise and sun. By 7.45 I was making my way out of the City. The southern route was more pleasant and the roads superior to those I'd entered Cusco in two days earlier. The road was straight, fast and with only a slight gradient. It was with some surprise that after an hour or so, I discovered I was at over 4000 metres.
I stayed at this height all the way to Puno as I sat on the top of this high plateau. The scenery was nice and mainly farm land, not like the other wilderness areas I'd previously come across. What it did have in common with those lands was the temperature at this height. Out in this beautiful landscape one can forget the other Peru which is characterised by the squalor of the urban environment.
By 2pm I was entering Puno, an attractive city on the shores of Lake Titicaca. On the other side of the lake is Bolivia - which for one brief moment I considered entering, but rejected instantly. The hotel is situated in a quiet quarter of town, which is just what I need afer the hustle and bustle of Cusco.
I will eat in the hotel tonight and try to prepare for tomorrow, which will be my last full day in Peru.
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