After three hours of bus, including a mini crossing the Strait of Tiquina, we arrived at Copacabana on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca (along 150km, more than 3800 meters above sea level, and 'the most navigable lake' highest in the world) and, following the advice found at a local stop-here-there are no terminal accept to go to his hotel having the modest sum of 50 bolivianos ( less than 6 euros in two) for a double room with private bathroom.
Copacabana We found that the more 'famous one in Rio in Brazil, takes the proper name of this country, even the sanctuary of the Virgin of Candelaria, patron saint of Bolivia, kept in the Cathedral.
The village and small and is' full of tourists, given that right in front you can visit the Isla del Sol and Luna. given that we are here for this and tomorrow morning we board, we treat ourselves to a dinner, a mini tour of the country by night, and Buonas noches ...
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| here the ferries and the bus' ... |
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| Copacabana |
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| Mount Calvary |
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| the traditional boats, built with an alga of the lake |
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| Cathedral |
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| the Virgin of Candelaria |
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| Bay Copacabana |
Isla del Sol and 'perhaps the most sacred place' important to the mythology Incas, which were born kapacita Manco and Mama Huaca, the first Incas. D op or have visited the small museum started climbing towards the Inca ruins: the temple and 'very well preserved, the guide who shows us the way and' a man who looks more like 'a fisherman or shepherd a guide but that's okay anyway ....
After visiting the sacrificial mesa are the famous rock of the sun which, according to the guide, if you touch you get super power, so all you rub everything possible, also in view of the crossing of 9 km ahead of us to reach the south of the island where we will sleep.
The walk is a little 'hard to the rise, after a few steps uphill you short of breath and pulse accelerates, then you have to stop and take some 'time to return to the method on the spot, Giampa says I look like her mother and then the mother would say as Victoria.
(Giampa, in spite of cigarettes and a bit 'of belly instead be great, also because' chews leaves more 'I can not ....;)
We see spectacular views all around Lake Titicaca, the Inca terraces that are still used by the local farmers, beaches, plantations, we distinguish between different beans and potatoes and many other things that do not recognize but which will bear fruit.
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| rock Sacred |
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| along the path that crosses the island |
arrive after almost three hours to the village of Yamani, while we stroll in search of a dwelling place of a gentleman we recommend a family that rents rooms, we follow the advice and take a nice room with bathroom compartido (but not c ' was anyone else) to the minimum that we have spent the entire trip: $ 5. We have made the bill three times, could not believe it, and so 'we squander: the' to 5, where Burraco Giampa and I waste the morning after breakfast in the room, all for less than 9 euros.
The next morning we go to visit the rest of the island we see other Inca ruins and the famous staircase to walk across, but this time downhill!, And we arrive at the port where After three hours we will have the boat. In the meantime we make a Burraco and our game attracts the restaurant owner and his wife who put themselves sitting with us to get more Giampa begins to tell him the rules after a short approach and some other gentlemen and boys while they explained Giampa and enthusiasm and 'that time was great' cause Bolivians are not very open, but know that we left them with something fun here in this small island makes us 'own pleasure, but beautiful,' was also win for me and 2030 to 2035 Giampa.
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| the Inca staircase, and his king .... |
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| between Burraco and another, there also runs a snack |
way back to the Copacabana boat pauses in a floating island that is said to be similar to the original ones found in Peru 'on the other side of the lake, it all seems very fake and luckily the rest' in twenty minutes, "tomate some pictures and vamos" And so do all. Back
all'hostall the day before, we spend the evening to see the famous cathedral are very nice there 'a small side chapel very impressive throughout the dark and the only light and' of candles that people light up while praying or asking who knows' what. Then through the streets of the town and stopped at a tienda to buy some things, leaving the chica who has served Giampa asked if he knew English, and thinking that he needed a translation for the signs to be exhibited to the said and it follows after a short but there is aa her homework the next day, fantastic Giampa has found the student.
The reward for everything 'and' a discount on beer and remembering that we take the little Erika.
utime The morning before we leave this place we look at the mirador of Calvary, and already ' the name says it all: the climb to get there and 'very steep and made of loose stones, and at 4000 meters and' hard lot 'than to give up one third of arrival to the company, the beats have won on the will', so we stop the second lowest level, and enjoy the view while drinking a bit 'of water and catching his breath before taking the bus to Puno, Peru', a town on Lake Titicaca more than three hours from here.
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| Mount Calvary from below .. |
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| .. and from E 'was very interesting to visit Bolivia, the different traditions we have known costumes from the European model city Sucre as those without to 60 years ago , and we were very good, thanks for your hospitality this land ', we recommend you all to come to the more' soon.  us, but also to all of you ...! |
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