Today at 7AM everyone will have breakfast included and offered by the family. We take asphalt road up to La Raya pass (4340M 14238.85 feet’s), this place is the border between Cusco and Puno - This spot offer great view of Chimboya snow-cape (5490M - 18011.81 feet’s) which is part of Cordillera de los Andes and geographically it is considered the intersection of Rio Vilcanota that flows to Atlantic and in other side the river flows to Titicaca Lake.
Around 9AM will be arrive to cañon de Tinajani. The local people know this place as "Cañon Del Diablo" (devil's canyon), because during the rainy season the waters of the river produce stranger sounds in the whole canyon, combined with huge rare anthropomorphic figures makes a unique place to make photos from different angles.
At 10:30AM we arrive to Wisa Wisa canyon where is located one of the biggest areas of Puya forest with exceptional show (Puya Raimondi Harms - Bromeliáceae family).
This undiscover Andean place offer a perfect scenery to walk through great forest lot of Puyas de Raimondi (Relative of the pineapple), it is the largest bromeliad, and also has several characteristics that make it unique. For tens of years, its thorny leaves grow until it seems, in the distance, a giant chagual (maguey or agave). For botanic lovers this is a paradise to get in contact with lot Puyas, that grows up to 10M, and produce up 10 million of seeds and can live from 4 to 100 years. According reliable information there is no bigger inflorescence on the planet, and is considered the "Queen plan of the Andes", because during the flowering season is for sure to observe lots humming birds flying around to extract the nectar.
One more hour driving through remote landscape we will arrive to Lampa (3870M), at this town we will time to have lunch (excluded) and taste the local Andean cuisine. Lampa is also as known as the “Andean pink city of the 7 wonders” or “The Sistine of America”.
Here exists the St. James church entirely build with stone and considered one of the most beautiful colonial structure dating between 1675 and 1685, also we will see the replica of La Piedad, by Michelangelo. There is also a Catacombs decorated with lots skull and human skeletons.
Around 3PM we will we driver for about into the busy city of Juliaca and then 1 more hour to the city of Puno and drop-off at the door of your hotel and end of service (B).
PS: For customer wanting to end the trip in Llachon bay (homestay) or at the port of Puno to take the boat to stay with a local family in the floating island of Los Uros.
