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Uros and Taquile Remote Tour 2025: An Honest Review

Uros and Taquile Remote Tour 2025: An Honest Review So, most trips to Puno point you toward a day on Lake Titicaca, which is, you know, an incredible experience. You typically see advertisements for a tour that takes you to the Uros floating islands and then over to Taquile Island. Well, we were looking for something a little different, actually. We had heard that some of the main tourist spots can feel a bit crowded, almost like a stage show in a way. I mean, we really wanted a chance to see a more regular part of life on the …

My 2025 Trip to Huanuco Pampa: What It’s Really Like

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My 2025 Trip to Huanuco Pampa: What It’s Really Like So, a lot of people who go to Peru have one big name on their mind, right? Yet, there’s another place, Huanuco Pampa, that is, like, a completely different kind of experience. Honestly, it’s not some hidden city on a mountain peak; it is instead a massive, windswept city on a high plain. I mean, standing there in 2025, I really felt like I’d stepped into a different world, pretty much. The quietness out there is, in a way, just immense. Actually, the air feels thin and so very clean, …