my first glimpse of lake titicaca

Copacana, Bolivia - Puno, Peru

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August 17th 2006
I arrived in Copacabana rather late, found a cheap hotel, booked my tour to the Isle del Sol (supposedly the first Inca settlement) for the morning, and found a restaurant that specialized in the local dish, lake trout. Copacabana marks my first sight of real water since Buenos Aires, back in early July, and I am amazed by the size and similarity Lake Titicaca has to an ocean. This is the worlds ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more