Advantages: Relaxing town with plenty of accomodation/dining, stunning Islands and Lake. Disadvantages: High altitude makes exertion taxing, unremakable ruins.
...Copacabana-Bolivia beholds a panorama of Lake Titicaca and the Islands of the Sun and Moon. According to Incan legend, it was here that the Sun was born, emerging from a crack in the rocks of the Sun Island (Isla del Sol), and in my time here at least, it still seemed to have a close relationship with the Lake, rays cutting through the thin air day in and out. The largest lake in South America, Titicaca is also one of the highest navigable bodies ... ...are very good - the Lake Trout (Trucha) is invariably fantastically fresh and tasty. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Highlights of Copacabana ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Car-blessings aside, Copacabana's Cathedral is an elegant, serene structure set back from the main plaza. The interior of the building is attractive enough, but the Cathedral's principal draw for tourists is the adjoining chapel (off to the left as you face the Cathedral's front), ...
Puggers 26.05.2009
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Advantages: Fascinating at every turn Disadvantages: Altitude can cause problems
Copacabana, Lake Titicaca and Huatajata We crossed the border between Peru and Bolivia on land. We walked to the Peru passport office and were stamped out of Peru then walked a few yards to be stamped into Bolivia. We climbed into a local mini bus - about 7 of us squeezed into a VW kombi sort of van which took us to Copacabana, in Bolivia. Copacabana is an Aymara town of about 20,000 people. Its name means 'The overlook of the Lake' in Aymara. It ... ...steps to the temple. Lake Titicaca is a sacred place for the Inca civilization, as the Incan mythology says that the first Inca king, Manco Capac, was born here. According to the Incan mythology, this is the place where the world was created from, when the god Viracocha came out of the lake and created the sun, the stars and the first people. At the temple ruins we wandered around and took photos, there was only a facade and then a few huge stone ...
catsholiday 22.12.2008 (03.12.2009)
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