Sometimes nature offers us amazing places, places that we are beyond our knowledge, had never heard mentioned until you see on TV or a friend tells us. And in general, tend to be places that, by its root unknown perhaps increase its charm, as well as the beauty in themselves have. Today we will visit one of those places where nature displays its splendor. We are close to Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. (más…)

Puno Travel Guide
«The Folkloric Capital of Peru»

Location:
Southern Andes, Altiplano plateau, 3827 m. (12.555 feet)

Distances:
Weather conditions in Puno:
1315 km (817 miles) from Lima
325 km (201.9 miles) from Arequipa
241.7 miles 389 km () from Cuzco
148 km (91.9 miles) from Desaguadero (border with Bolivia), and 112 km (69.6 miles) from Desaguadero to La Paz (Bolivia).

Population:
91.900 inhabitants

Tours in Puno:

Puno is the capital of the department of Puno, was founded with the name of Villa Rica de San Carlos de Puno in 1668, by Viceroy Conde de Lemos, to end the problems of possession of the silver mines of the brothers Laicacota Gaspar and Jose Salcedo.
Port on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world, with landscapes of indescribable beauty, has been the source and cradle of great civilizations such as prehispanic Tiahuanaco, Collas and the Aymara, and the mythical legend of Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo who emerged from the water and went to Cusco to found the capital of the empire of the Incas. (más…)

Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the United States. It is filled by rain, torrent, and snow runoff from the steep mountains that encircle it. While the lake is the central stage for summer activities – boating, swimming, and the likes – the fine peaks and many ski resorts are the principal destinations of winter vacationers.

Situated on the California/Nevada border and one hour from the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, tourists come from near and extreme to ride the slopes and roam the resorts around the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. (más…)