TITTY + CACA = JAJAJA

We decided to go to Lake Titicaca (which lies between Peru & Bolivia) because, well, it is called "Lake Titicaca" hahaha. I know you think it is funny too!
A Peruvian guy we met joked that the "caca" side belongs to Bolivia. That was pretty amusing until we realized that the word "titi" had no meaning to him!! We quickly explained the word's significance in the U.S. and he got a pretty big kick out of that. 


When we added the lake to our agenda, I didn't know there was actually anything special about it --I thought it was just a large body of water with a funny name. As it turns out, the lake is filled with reed villages. The villagers constructed tiny floating islands, which are made out of one meter of hard dirt and one meter of dry reeds, and they live on them!  We went on a boat tour in the morning and it was definitely one of the most interesting, amazing things I have ever seen. 






When we stopped at one of the islands, the chief explained to us how they make the islandsand a little bit about their way of life. EVERYTHING on their islands are made out of reeds --their houses, the furniture, and even some of their food! We were all so fascinated, but it got pretty awkward toward the end because it turns out the only reason they invite tourists on the islands is they want us to buy a bunch of their homemade souvenirs... 











This next picture is my favorite. It looks like she is daydreaming.



After our tour, we had about 6 hours to kill in the city of Puno before our LONG, LONGbus ride back to Santiago. As it turns out, Puno is a really ugly, nasty, boring city. Maybethat sounds mean, but I am not offering my opinion -- this is an objective observation. We ended up finding some place to eat and then spent a few hours in an internet café. 



Although the food was really good (I still fantasize about my pasta from time to time. It is the second one pictured) the service was so bad it was laughable. For example, the waiters could not describe ANYTHING on the menu... not even the ingredients! I think the icing on the cake was when a waiter brought out two identical pastas and tried to convince us that one of the them was actually a salad hahahaha. 
And thaaaat, my friends, is the end of our unforgettable, amazing, incredible trip to Peru.If you ever get the opportunity to go, I highly recommend it! 
Life in Santiago has been rough since my return. I have had a lot on my mind and school has been a complete nightmare. Not to mention, it is so hard to understand Chilean Spanish after being able to understand Peruvian Spanish so easily!! Sigghhh. 
Thank goodness Miley Cyrus came to Santiago last week to cheer me up :)