I don’t know know Puno, but I’ve heard of Lake Titicaca.

Our stay in San Blas was short, but it was a good one.

 Slept the whole night with no issues and that was huge considering the AM departure on the Cruz del Sur bus line.  This was an awesome bus by the way.

The bus line was better than most flights, but the lunch was comical! A small bun, no toppings or condiments, and just one slab of lunch meat. The drink was okay, peach or something, followed by tea.  
Watching movies and playing games was tough as this double decker bus swayed back and forth a lot, but using the bathroom was an inappropriate comedic event. Don’t worry, I didn’t make a mess.

Arriving to Puno was just fine, but dang this elevation! Puno sits at 12,556 feet above sea level and has 149,064 people living at the edge of Lake Titicaca.

Tonight is the last night of Adoration de Reyes Magos.  On the 12th day after the birth of Jesus, and for three days and nights, the nation celebrates the coming of the wise men to baby Jesus.   Here there are no masked dancers, but lots and lots of different villages have sent musicians and dancers to the streets of Puno.  Colorful dresses and rythmic… and repetarive, music all afternoon and into the night.  

I wish video would upload a little better on this app.  I will get onto Facebook append upload videos of the parade when I can.
I know this, the country has good food

good drinks

and great sights