Lake Titicaca and onwards to Bolivia


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December 3rd 2007
Published: December 6th 2007
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Navigating the highest navigable lake in the world was next on the itinerary. Lake Titicaca sits at 3,812m above sea level and is South America's largest lake. It has a maximum length of 190km and a maximum width of 80km. Peru claims 65% of Lake Titicaca and the remaining 35% is situated in Bolivia. We spent our last night in Peru in the town of Puno, on the shores of Lake Titicaca. We were expect... Read Full Entry



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Isla Del SolIsla Del Sol
Isla Del Sol

Fresh snow
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Isla Del Sol

Heading to the mainland the hard way
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Isla Del Sol

Local man
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Lake Titicaca

Mountains viewed from Isla del Sol
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En Route to La Paz

Our bus made it across....just about
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En Route to La Paz

Pack 'em in on the boat
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El Alto

Grafitti
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La Paz

The view from El Alto
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La Paz

Mark's extrememly well earned beer. 50kg keg up four flights of stairs at 3,800m....foolhardy.
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La Paz

Plaza de San Francisco
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La Paz

Inside the San Francisco church
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La Paz

Mark outside San Pedro Prison
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La Paz

The comings and goings of San Pedro Prison
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La Paz

Mark outside San Pedro Prison
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La Paz

Llama foetuses at the Witches Market. Freaky!
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La Paz

Traders of the Mercado Negro. No negroes for sale.
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La Paz

Mark in Adventure Brew Hostel with his new Evo Morales (Bolivian President) T-Shirt!
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La Paz

Speed drinking contest...Uh Oh.



10th January 2008

Snap!
I just decided to look back over your blog entries to see which ones I had missed while my internet was down. Great piece here on Lake Titicaca and La Paz. Yes the photography was marvellous but especially interesting in that you took shots of the native people. I also happened to note that your dad made his comments on the very evening he was dining in the Olde Post Inn.

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