Around the World in Analogue: Puno, Peru

“Around the World in Analogue” is your bite-sized guide to the most amazing travel destinations across the globe, as documented by the members of the Lomography community. Today, lomographer Claudia Oliva takes us to Puno, Peru.

Name: Claudia Oliva
LomoHome: @peruvianfan
Social Media: Instagram
Camera: Lomo LC-A+
Film: Fujichrome Provia 400X
Location: Puno, Peru

I have been wanting to visit this part of my country for a while because it carries much of our Peruvian culture. In this place, there are communities of people still living like how they did centuries ago. A small group of villagers still live on floating islands, made from totora (a plant), in Lake Titicaca itself. It is interesting to see how they live. You can even spend a night on their settlement, which I was unable to do due to lack of time.

Lake Titicaca is located at 3,812 meters (12,507 ft) above sea level so you will most likely suffer from altitude sickness during the first days, as I did, but it is a very enjoyable, colorful place to visit. We went to an Island called Taquile, too. It was a three-hour sailing trip. The people there live in a commune. On your first day, a family would cook for you. Another family will take over the following day. They all take turns on attending to tourists. That way the whole community would have work.

See more photos of Puno, Peru in this album by Claudia Oliva.

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