Blogs from Lake Titicaca, La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America - page 2

With our next destination in mind, it was time to leave La Paz and head to one of Bolivia and Puru's most famous high altitude, watery attractions; Lake Titicaca. We decided to jump aboard a local bus for the three hour journey to the picturesque lakeside town of Copacobanna on the Bolivian side of the lake. With no idea what to expect, we were very happy to discover a charming little town surrounded by tall hills which you can walk up for a great view of the lake and local area. As soon as we arrived, we quickly found a hostel, dumped our bags and headed straight up one of the hills. A pretty steep, slightly breathless 30 minute walk later and we reached the top where we were greeted with stunning views across the lake ... read more

After Machu Picchu we spent one more night and day in Cusco just chilling (literally) out and running a few errands. The next day we started our journey towards the Titicaca lake, which lies between Peru and Bolivia. We found a cool way to make the long bus journey from Cusco to the town of Puno on the Peruvian side of the lake; instead of taking a normal one, we took a sightseeing bus, which stopped along the way at several interesting sights, that way the trip felt more like being on a tour rather than just a very long bus journey. The tour included visiting a church, an archeological site and a museum, and stopping at a viewing point for taking pictures of snowcapped mountains. Puno didn’t seem like a very nice place, just busy ... read more

It was only a 3 hour bus ride from La Paz to the lake-side town of Copacana. Passing through the Northern neighbourhood of La Paz, El Alto, was an interesting experience. A relatively poor, bustling area of the town. Judging by the time it must have been rush hour. It just felt like a sea of people, stalls and vehicles, all fighting for their space on the dusty streets. We stayed in Copacabana for 2 nights at a really nice hostel, quite big but they made us feel very welcome. They had a constant supply of free fresh fruit which was a nice touch. The town itself was touristy with people on the streets trying to get you into their restuarant, bar etc. We didn´t let that dishearten us as we knew it wasn´t the main ... read more

L'isle du Soleil, et ses plages de sable blanc...* L'aventure continue, plus que 15 jours et les jours defilent! J'ai trop peu de temps pour ecrire malheureusement ! Tout va bien en Bolivie :)... read more

Taigi i6 ryto kaip jau tapo įprasta įsijungiam televizoriu ir žiūrim žinas, gal pagaliau baigesi protestai. Sužinom, kad atlaisvino vieną kelią Titikako ežero link, bet ne pagrindinį. Papusryčiaujam ir važiuojam į tą rajoną iš kurio turėtų važiuoti mikriukai į Copacabana miestą prie Titikakos ežero. Deja šis kelias vis dar užblokuotas. Bet ilgiau sėdėti La Pase ir nieko neveikti nenoriu, tad bandom važiuoti šiokiu tokiu aplinkeliu. Sėdam į autobusą ir važiuojam kelias valandas link ežero. Pravažiuojam kažkokį patikros punktą, visus išlaipina iš autobuso, sako reikia parodyti dokumentus. Visi praeinam, bet taip ir nerandam kam parodyti dokumentų. Netrukus atvažiuojam į pirmą miestelį prie Titikakos. Iš čia surandam kitą mikriuką kuris turėtų nuvežti iki Copacabanos. Tik dabar suprantu, kad šis miestas jau yra Peru, o tas patikrinimas, kur niekas mūsų nepatikrino buvo pasienis. Taigi sėdam... read more