I bought a first class ticket out of La Paz as I was in such a hurry to leave. It was a lovely bus ride to Copacabana, with a large assortment of retired people on tour (who are generally the only people who travel first class), through some lovely country side. Copacabana is pretty tranquil, but very touristy. It really has only one attraction; the Isla de Sol, the birthplace of the Incas. Well, it has another attraction, the Virgin of Copacabana, and the temple which dominates the town square. The temple is completly out of proportion with everything else in the town it´s pretty hard to miss but has one of the finest alters in Bolivia. But sadly the chruch was closed for repairs so I didn´t really see it, except for a hazy glimpse
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