We flew into La Paz from Sao Paulo, joining up the Brazilian coast with the Bolivian Andes and, after a few days adjusting to the altitude in La Paz, we took the bus to Copacabana and Lake Titicaca. Copacabana town was friendly enough but it was on Isla del Sol we found something special. Quiet and picturesque, with Titicaca and the snow capped Andes as the backdrop, you can walk along cobbled pathways where the only other traffic is passing donkeys or cows, encouraged along by their friendly owners. Vegetable gardens either side of the paths, small fields of crops, the odd grunting pig, blossoming flowers, it has a country garden feel. You have to stop every so often to catch your breath with the altitude, but then it´s a chance to take in the view
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