Palapaja

Places of Interest

Uros Islands

Photo: Epb22, Public domain.

The Uros Islands are floating islands made of reeds, situated along a river-like channel through the marshy fringes of Lake Titicaca, near Puno on the Peruvian Altiplano. They are known equally as a "tourist trap" and a genuine wonder of the world.

Esteves

Islet

Photo: Eugen Lehle, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Esteves is an island in the Peruvian part of Lake Titicaca near the city of Puno in Puno Province, Puno Department. The Island has only one road, Sesquicentenario, but has a dirt road that encircles the island, as well as two helicopter landings. Esteves is situated 3 km south of Palapaja.

SS Coya

Photo: Ciudades, CC BY-SA 4.0.

SS Coya is a 19th-century iron-hulled steamship on Lake Titicaca in Peru. After a long history carrying freight and passengers she is currently a floating restaurant. SS Coya is situated 3½ km southwest of Palapaja.

Places in the Area

Puno

Photo: Antoniogargate, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Puno is a port city at an altitude of over 3,800 meters, on the shores of Lake Titicaca on the Altiplano of Peru - though because it's located within an enclosed bay, you won't see the full scale of the lake here unless visiting the outlying islands of Taquile and Amantaní.

Paucarcolla

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Paucarcolla is a village, which is situated 10 km northwest of Palapaja.

Palapaja

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