dry season--blue skies and brown hills

July 15th 2013
Copacabana--Sweet Tourist Central Copacabana sits on picturesque Lake Titicaca, which at 3800 mts/12,500 ft, is the world's highest navigable lake. I'd first visited in March when passing through from La Paz, Bolivia, to Puno, Peru, to meet Brendan Vermillion, a Travelblog friend. It's about three hours from each of these cities and a weekend/holiday getaway for urbanites wanting a little nature ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

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

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I´m a one-way ticket, slow traveler, relishing the freedom of the open road and trusting serendipity to guide my journey. When I was younger, I used to travel for a year at a time. Then a few years ago, I roamed Europe and North Africa for three and a half years and liked that even better. On August 1st, 2010, I left my peaceful Mission Canyon paradise in Santa Barbara's mellow summer and emerged from a couple of planes a day and a world later in the teeming, sub-zero streets of Buenos Aires´winter. Now, with the Andes, Amazon and Galapagos between here and home, will three years be enou... full info

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