Puno Travel Forum

I have a different but related question and this seems like a good thread. We are ultimately going from Puno to Quito and are planning to go either Puno to Copacabana on the first day, Copacabana to La Paz the second day, and leave for Quito the third morning, OR Puno to Arequipa the first day, spend the second day in Arequipa, and then Arequipa to Quito (via Lima) the third morning. The price is not so different so my question is what you recommend?

Thanks!
Erica

I really enjoyed Arequipa. Earlier my son appreciated Copacabana but was not impressed by the temple of the sun. Because of this I skipped Copacabana and went to Tiwanaku when I was in the area and had to choose. So I can not give you a comparsion between a day in Copacabana or a day in Arequipa. Either way I would recommend that you add a day or more to visit along the route. If on the other hand you do not have the time or you just want to get from Puno to Quitos then you should probably fly from Juliaca (an hour from Puno) to Lima and then on to Quitos. This should cost about the same as flying from Arequipa to Lima and then on to Quitos.
good luck, bob

Thanks, Bob.