Horca del Inca Copacabana

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This blogging is turning into a full time job but we are getting there slowly, and at least now we are in the same month and nearly the same country.

We are now off to Copacabana which is a small town on Lake Titicaca which is the worlds highest navigable lake at 12,506ft (3,812m). It is also South America's largest …

... of only 5-7 years, as they are made of tortora reeds. We visited them on a boat made of the same. Next stop - Horca del Inca; the depiction in rocks of the first Inca man and woman, bound by a horiztonal slab indicating equality. It has astronomical ...

... is massive!) much more laid back than La Paz and with interesting Inca ruins scattered around. The most impressive would be the horca del Inca, a stone solar calendar up on the top of a hill, quite hard to reach at this altitude, especially when you miss ...

... Elle nous attendra donc à mi-chemin et en profitera pour faire la papote aux locaux. Sur le premier cerro se trouve la "horca del Inca" ou "potence de l´Inca", une construction de pierre qui ressemble à une potence mais qui est mal nommée, car il ...

... -less oxygen, we ended up going for it. It was definitely worth it. The amazing rock formations led way to the Horca del Inca astrological observatory of the Incas. We took a load of pictures and lost our way while descended the mountain. No problem, we ...

... I spent the rest of the afternoon climbing steps.  The first set took me one kilometre directly up the side of a hill to Horca del Inca, which means Inca Gallows.  It was actually constructed by the pre-Inca Chiripa culture in the 14th century ...