Vacationing in Peru is: Machu Picchu, Cusco, Lima, Nasca Lines, Amazon Rain Forest, The Inca Trail,
Trujillo,
Lake Titicaca, Puno, Arequipa, Ica, Urubamba or take a Spiritual Journey
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considered the Folklore Capital of Peru due to the great diversity of folk dances and music, the top festivities are during the week of Candelari in February. Puno is the stepping off point for exploring the region's amazing array of islands, Indian Inhabitants and colorful traditions. 
floating islands artificially built with totora reeds. They are inhabited by small organized Indian communities. The Uros Indians are mainly fishermen and hunter of marine birds, but they also have small farmlands in those floating lakes for growing different vegetables. In the afternoon tour the funerary towers of Sillustani, where the
ancient Aymaras buried their priests in cylinder- shaped tombs. 