Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is very cold

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December 4th 2008
So on into Bolivia. Our bus from Cusco to the Peruvian border was very comfy (well I thought so anyway). But despite being told we had a direct bus all the way to Copacabana in Bolivia, we were unceremoniously dumped off at a roadside, with directions to get a minibus. This we did, and after the simple border formalities were completed, another minibus took us to Copacabana. So perhaps the bus ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Isla del Sol

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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