Blogs from Bolivia, South America - page 587

From the city of Puno in Peru I booked my crossing to Bolivia, a bit worried though coz' just weeks before, there was a turmoil in the country as they ousted their President, we hear stories of burning tires blocking the roads even to the border towns, so i just hope for the best. At the border, we easily got stamped out of Peru and had to walk to the Bolivian frontier while the bus waits for us on the other side, it's a small border post and it looks like farmers also double up as border guards, anyway soon as I handed out my Philippine passport he went towards the wall where posted are the categorical lists of nationalities exempted or needing a visa to enter Bolivia, I went with him and we both started ... read more

Before I forget, HAPPY EASTER! Not like I could forget considering that I was woken at 5am by church bells - maybe getting a centrally located hotel wasn’t such a good idea after all! I am at Lake Titicaca, which straddles the Peruvian-Bolivian border, and at 4000 metres altitude, is the world’s highest navigable lake. The last few days were spent on the Bolivian side, exploring the Isla Del Sol. Somehow we managed to get on the wrong boat, taking us to the north of the island instead of the south as planned. The downside was that we had to therefore do the six mile hike across the mountains twice - Grrr! All good training for Machu Picchu I guess... Today was a really good day. We did the totally tourist-trap thing of the floating islands. ... read more