Puno

We got back to Puno early enough to spend an hour or so looking at the historical center, the cathedral, Plaza de Armas and a few streets and shops.

Puma

Since the Incas are not counted among the great navigators, one assumes this
must be of Spanish Catholic iconography; anyone know of a mermaid saint?
We saw this image quite a few times

Inside, the usual

Plaza de Armas

Had to share one of these

Most of Puno's traffic--most of Peru's urban traffic--is taxis

Back in our hotel; I never had to use one of these, but, at 12,000 feet, it was
comforting to know they were around; in Cusco we bought more Diamox (OTC),
upping the dosage to 250mg; that brought some relief...which was good, since
the Inca Trail lay before us...

Hotel decor

These angelic pix, mostly archangels, were quite popular
in the 16th century, and copies are seen everywhere

Leaving Puno the next morning...these are among the few buildings not
surmounted by rebar; one gets a variety of stories about why this is; mostly
a tax dodge, I surmise