Día 10 (Bus Tour from Puno to Cusco): For our last full day in Peru, we took a 10 hour bus tour back to Cusco. Along the way, we stopped at about 5 sites, including lunch. The first half of the ride traveled through the vast high plains (alta plana). Elevation here is still about 12,000+ ft.
We stopped for about 5 minutes at the highest point between Puno and Cusco (14,220 ft). Here, it was freezing and women were selling souvenirs at the side of the road.