Lake Titicaca Sunset

Lake Titicaca

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February 4th 2005
Hi all ! As we havent updated our journals for ages - we thought we better get it done !! We spent xmas in Copacabana on the shores of Lake Titicaca which although pleasent was somewhat hampered by Ginas severe altitude sickness and Dans more than mild altitude sickness !! Not fun ! You can hardly walk for more than 5 mins without feeling dizzy and out of breath !! Lake Titicaca was good - if ... 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