This is the shot of us leaving Amantani
Here is what the edge of the floating islands looks like...
This is a port city close to Puno.
This is what Puno looks like when you're leaving.
We are waiting to set off into the Lake, and this man was just chilling at the port on a neighboring boat.
Above is the view of us coming up to the island, and below is when we were shoving off.
This boy is sitting on the same reed that's carpeting the island, and that seat is the outside of the center/community circle.
Above I'm taking a picture of a tourist taking a picture, obviously, but this woman was one of a half dozen selling the same thing
Here is a model of how the island was constructed. The dirt is cubed and it has a root structure from some plant in it, and there are pegs stuck in the dirt and tied together with synthetic yarn, and then they pile on the reeds. Pretty wicked for ancient architecture.
Above this is the entrance arch to PachaTata at the top of the island. Below is the view of the other side of the mountain/island.
This is a view from PachaTata. I think one of those islands is Taquile, but I'm not sure.
That arch at the top is the PachaMama ruins site. We did not climb up there, it was so far and really high up...
All this terracing is the farmland for the island. They grow Quinoa and several awesome different varieties of corn, it all tastes delicious.
Above is a picture of the cemetery from Taquile. Below, the sidewalks are for all walks of life.
Above is one of the arch entrances into the Plaza de Armas in Taquile. Below is a view of the Lake from the Plaza de Armas with yours truly to add to the landscape...
Here is the Lake and the port we docked at. I had to climb up that crazy hill to get to the city...I heard it was 500 steps...Badass.
Above is a great example of the termite fantasticness I came across throughout the monastery, and below is an image from one of the many personal kitchens, they used to have access to the rooftops, but the staircases had been either paved over or gated like this one. I did climb up to the top at this barricade and looked over the other side of the roof, and it was a view of every other view from a normal rooftop in Arequipa: there were dogs sniffing around and the neighboring houses kitchen ventilation systems. It was a letdown, but fun to realize the timewarp we were in architecturally. Lovely.
This is the laundry center. Earthen pots! How wicked! I can imagine the gossip going down at this spot back in the day; scandalous...
Here is the second to longest and narrowest of streets within the walls of the monastery. 
This was the closest I could get to these images without being horrified by the attention to detail Catholics use when depicting Christ on a cross... But pretend it's a street fight, or an argument with a taxi driver. Awesome arm posturing is what I'm trying to get at.
This is the garden we snuck into, and below is the water purification method used by the nuns. 
Above is this fountain that I saw postcards for several places before we came to the monastery, so it must have been important.... The begonias were everywhere, and this blue was painted over so many of the walls, it was so beautiful! And be sure to note the termite issue with that shutter! There were a lot of wooden doors and shutters that had been taken over by termites, but instead of being replaced, they were painted or just treated. It was eerie to stare into, but also beautiful.
Here are some gems from Arequipa:
and my deepest apologies but I could not brave the taste, it looked so inhumane the way the poor froggies were being treated. To make amends I did try the beef heart shish kebabs, and they were quite tasty, just a little chewy. They were seasoned with some slightly spicy rub and intestinal juices. 
