Where to go from peru?

Question

planning a trip..got a cheap fare to miami..and then a cheap fare to peru..but once i get to cuzco im stuck on where to go. has any1 got ideas on where to go after cuzco. i was hoping to get in another south america country any ideas and best way of getting there from either lima or prefably cuzco

thanks

Answer 1

I would try Bolivia

For each person who visits Bolivia, the path may be a little different, but the final destination is the same a awesome time.From Peru you can get easily to LAKE TITICACA:

Because of its location and environmental influence, Lake Titicaca since prehistoric times has been one of the main focuses of human settlement in South America. The remains found at Tiahuanaco near the southeastern end of the lake attest to the previous existence of one of the oldest civilizations known in the Americas, preceding that of the Aymara and Inca. The first Europeans (Spaniards) who reached the lake found its surroundings to be one of the most densely populated areas in South America. It continued so until the nineteenth century. The area around the lake is still densely populated.

The highest lake in the world (3,800 meters, 12,507 feet), it is 200 kilometers (125 miles) long, with a maximum width of 110 kilometers (69 miles), maximum depth of 280 meters (918 feet), and an area of 8,300 square kilometers (3,240 square miles). It is a fresh-water lake fed by a number of rivers coming mainly from the Cordillera Real (part of the Cordillera Oriental) near its eastern shores. The surplus waters of the lake are drained by Rio Desaguadero into a shallow brackish waters of lake Poopo.The temperature of the lake varies little through the year (50-53.6F). Under the influence of the lake, temperatures in the surroinding area do not drop at night nor in winter as much as they do at similar altitudes on the Altiplano. Thus, wheat and maize (corn) can be grown to a higher altitude (12,800 feet) around the lake than in other parts of the Altiplano. Lake Titicaca includes many small bays and headlands along its shores as well as small islands. The lake has an extensive fleet of motorboats carrying goods and passengers, especially between the Peruvian and Bolivian ports.

Then try the capital LA PAZ:

Bolivia's administrative capital (seat of government) since 1898, La Paz is also the capital of its most populated province (department). It is the world's highest capital and highest large city (3,580 meters/ 11,740 feet). Its population, which was estimated at nearly 1.2 million in 1990, has doubled over the last twenty years. Sixteen percent of Bolivia's population resides in La Paz. It is situated in the broad deep throughlike valley of the river that bears the same name well bellow (about 400 meters, 1400 feet) the surface of the Altiplano. The surface of the Lago Titicaca, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) to the northwest is higher by 235 meters (770 feet). The high snow-capped mountains, especially Mount Illimani (6,460 meters, 21,200 feet), which rise east of La Paz, provide a magnificent background to the city.

The city was founded as Nuestra Senora de La Paz (Our Lady of Peace) in 1548 by a Spanish expedition headed by Alonso de Mendoza. The site, which was inhabited by Inca peasants, has favourable climatic conditions, sheltered as it is from the cold winds that blow over the Altiplano. The city developed only after it became Bolivia's capital; it had a population of 79,000 in 1900.

There is a little left of the old colonial and nineteenth-century town with the exception of some steep narrow streets and layout of some squares. The Plaza Murillo, with the city's cathedral, legislative buildings, and government institutions, is the focal area of the central part of the city, which has many modern buildings, including skyscrapers. Bolivia's most important university, Mayor de San Andres (founded in 1830), several other institutions of higher learning, and museums give La Paz its dominant position in the country's cultural life.

Best of Luck!