Looking back to the beach on the north of Isla del Sol

Lake Titicaca and the slowest boat in the world!?

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July 21st 2009
Wednesday morning we were once again up early in readiness for our bus journey to Copacabana. So after our all you can eat pancake breakfast we were once again on a bus heading to Lake Titicaca. The bus journey was pretty uneventful till we arrived in San Pablo de Tiquina where we had to get off the bus and buy a ticket to cross a 200m part of the lake to San Pedro de Tiquina. The amusing fact h ... read more

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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