Blogs from Isla del Sol, La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America - page 3

The journey to lake titticaca was as pleasant as can be.. We arrived at copacabana, a small town that sits on the Bolivian coast.Its a bohemian wonderland with an array of taxi boats all begging you for your custom, the particular custom being to bounce you over to the isle de sol. Now, when most people think of the isle de sol, they think of the indegionous people who live on the island, the sacraficial henge, the religious importance it has, and the beautiful surroundings.. My first thoughts were.. boss place to go camping :) and in my exuberance to finally get the tent out thought the island would be a popular place for such excursions, but after arriving at the north port of the island and walking up hill for 2 hours with 20 kg ... read more

Geo: -16.0194, -69.1672Als der Wecker klingelt ist eines klar: das war keine besonders geruhsame Nacht. Mit den Betten haben wir in der Regel kein Problem mehr, wir schlafen ja sogar im Bus einigermaßen. Gepaart mit der Höhenluft reicht es aber hier nur für einen leichten Schlaf mit vielen Unterbrechungen. Was sind wir doch für Weicheier!Um 8:30 Uhr entern wir dann das Boot zur „Isla Del Sol" (Insel der Sonne), dem legendären Ort an dem die Inka erschaffen worden sein sollen, und der Mythologie zufolge außerdem der Geburtsort der Sonne.Bis wir allerdings die kurze Strecke zur Insel geschafft haben, vergehen gut 2,5 Stunden – man hat aber auch das Gefühl selber schneller schwimmen zu können, als das Boot es tut. Da wir im Innenraum sitzen bekommen wir nicht besonders viel von der schönen Fahrt mit, es ist ... read more

Now that we had been on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca by visiting Puno it was time to see it from the other side….The Bolivian side and therefore on to our 12thcountry of the trip so far. We were receiving better reviews from travellers that had visited the Bolivian side of the lake and heard that both Copacabana and Isla Del Sol were great places to visit, so off we went to Copacabana via bus. Now, we haven’t had much action on buses for a while and they have all been fairly standard trips, however this particular journey did have a couple of incidents. Firstly we witnessed the solidarity of fellow travellers from near and far and secondly we realised that Bolivia was going to be a place where people would try to relieve you ... read more

Hola a todos! Aquí estoy, desde el 18 de agosto viajando por cuenta propia. Primera parada, Copacabana. Ahí me quedé 2 semanas, ya que encontré trabajo. Estuve 10 días tocando por la noche en un bar, pasando la gorra y vendiendo mis discos. Ya llevo 6 ejemplares vendidos. De ahí fuí a la Isla del Sol. 8 días más. Impresionante. Necesitaba un poquito de playa, aunque fuera el Titicaca. Y me sumergí en esas frías aguas. Como veis, todos los animales van a la orilla a comer cositas, beber agua. Tuve un affair con una burrita bebé. Se acercó y estuvimos restregándonos las caras, acariciándonos y hablando de la vida... En catalán todo. Buenas gentes me acompañaron, Matt y Moh vinieron a encontrarme a la isla y pasamos grandes días juntos. Rosa, Maria, Karime, Demi, Sofía, ... read more

Next up was Lake Titicaca which is the highest big lake in the world or the biggest high lake or summat like that. It's big 'n' high. The bus journey from La Paz is made a bit more interesting when you reach part of the lake and have to get off the bus and into a mini boat to make a crossing. The bus itself is then put on a boat which is barely big enough and looks like it could sink any minute. We stayed in a little town called Copacabana which is a lot less sexy than the Brazilian one. From there we took a day trip to the Isla del Sol which is where the Inca's say the sun god was born, although I have my reservations. It was a 2 hour boat ... read more