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July 7th 2011

Copacabana is situated on Lake Titicaca, at about 3,800 meters high it is the highest navigable lake in the world. The lake is 200 km long, 60 km wide, and 280 metres deep at its deepest (the dimensions are Spanish for very high, very big and very deep!). Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America and even the priests are reduced to having second jobs washing cars (see first photo). While there I took a boat trip to the Island Of The Sun where priests were unable to eke out a living because of the rudimentary nature of the local transport system (see second photo).
[Copacabana está situado en el lago Titicaca, a unos 3.800 metros de alto que es el lago navegable más alto del mundo. El lago se encuentra a 200 km de largo, 60 kilometros de ancho y 280 metros de profundidad en su más profundo (las dimensiones son españoles de muy alta, muy grande y muy profundo). Bolivia es uno de los países más pobres de América Latina e incluso los sacerdotes se reducen a tener un segundo empleo lavando de coches (ver primera foto). Hice un viaje en barco a la Isla del Sol donde los sacerdotes no pudieron ganar a duras penas la vida a causa de la indole rudimentaria del sistema de transporte local (ver segunda foto).]

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