Isla del Sol: Inca terraces

Lake Titicaca - Bolivian side

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May 11th 2007
Leaving La Paz, we headed up the steep streets of the city and onto the main highway heading north through El Alto. After travelling for an uneventful 3 hours up, down and through winding roads we caught our first glimpse of Lake Titicaca as we approached the town of San Paulo, where we would have to take a "ferry" across this part of the lake before continuing our journey to Copacabana. At an ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more