Isla del Sol Copacabana

It wasn't a long drive to Copacabana. Only about 3 hours. There was a short stop at a small border crossing to get our passports stamped but no real security. When we arrived in Copacabana we were collected by our hotel which was handy because it was up a hill. It wasn’t a big hill but to be honest I didn’t fancy hauling my backpack up …

We hit the trail nice and early and soon got into our stride at a brisk pace as we HAD to get the bus at midday. The morning heat soon built up and as soon as we came out of the forested sections and up onto the ridge that runs across the whole of the length of the island, the heat began to slow us down. Along the way we passed a lot of ancient …

We had a lay-in this morning after a very long time and it felt good to enjoy a good hotel and some downtime. Dharms and I felt fairly refreshed and relaxed after the amazing sunset and a goodnights sleep. The morning was spent walking around Copacabana main centre. It's fairly small so didn’t take much time, it has an old church and a town …

We´re at the highest navigable (and best named) lake in the world! It´s much bigger than I thought it was... it used to be an inland sea, so it´s still very massive. The town of Copacabana is very small, but very easy for tourists to navigate. Everything is near the waterfront and as cheap as you´d expect in Bolivia!
We took a 3 hour boat ride …

From La Paz it's only a 4 hour bus ride to Copacabana. And it turned out to be an interesting journey. At a certain stage the 'conductor' got up and told us we had to get of the bus. We had to pay 1.50 Bolivianos for something we didn't understand and it would take about 45 mins... So off we got and watched while they loaded the bus onto a float to …

Parti del Alto (à côté de la Paz) à 18h, on doit dire au revoir à nos amis (Lucas le Brésilien, Sandra la Française de Guyane et Puma la Coréenne) pour prendre un bus pour Copacabana au bord du lac Titicaca.
3h de bus, une traversée du lac en bateau (le bus sur une barge) et une saucisse frite plus tard, nous voilà à Copacabana.

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The Isla del Sol aka the Incan is birthplace of the sun is the highest navigable lake in the world at 3,811 m above sea level AND is also the largest lake in South America by volume. We hiked the whole length of the island and visited the ruins from 15AD. We saw both a fantastic sunset and an amazing golden full moon rise over the lake. From our …

Next stop, Copa, Copacabana. Not actually the one from the Barry Manilow song (that one is in Brazil), but the song was still stuck in our heads almost the entire time we were there. Copacabana is a really nice little tourist town sitting on lake Titicaca, the worlds highest navigable lake in the world sitting at 3800m above sea level. The ton was …

Hola amigos. Still coming to you from La Paz after we survived Death Road yesterday thought we better update this thing to let you guys know we are still alive. After Copa we headed to Isla De Sol for a night and a bit of a hike to go with it

Day 1

At 8am we headed down to see our travel agent where we had some cheap bread rolls …

The good news is: crossing the border into Bolivia didn't turn out to be much of a hassle. Arriving at immigrations, a guy called out for all US citizens and asked if we had a visa already. If not, like myself, he told us to fill out this form, get a copy of our passport for him, pay the $135 entrance fee and we were on our way - no cavity searches …

... in the touristy town of Copacabana (not that Copacabana), on the south-eastern shore of Lake Titicaca. I spend a couple of days visiting Isla del Sol as well as the city itself. It's a really nice place, and I am a bit sad to leave Bolivia already. ...

... staying overnight there in one of the cute guesthouses. While we were waiting for our return boat trip back to Copacabana from the Isla del Sol, we made friends with 5 little girls selling tourist trinkets. As we have found throughout the trip, little ...

... the second chapter in my South American Adventures: Bolivia and Beyond (I hope you like it) My trip from Puno, Peru to Copacabana, Bolivia was excruciatingly mild and safe. Joao Carlos and I took a van packed full of people to the edge of ...

... In the evening we take a short walk into town to buy some water and supplies for the next day, when we will visit Isla del Sol. Copacabana seems a very touristy town, but all of the numerous restaurants are empty. The one we eat in suffers from unsmiling ...

... islands the town looked like a serious dump and we were glad to catch the next, much warmer bus, around the Lake to Copacabana, Bolivia. Even after what seemed like a hundred hours on the bus and a sleepless night, Lake Titicaca was spectacular. The ...

... the most beautiful lakes in the world, with the colour a deep sapphire and with a never-ending horizon. Copacabana is the launching pad for visiting Isla del Sol and was meant to be a pleasant stop-over between Puno and La Paz…..unfortunately we ...

... the island and lake Titicaca, but at this altitude the walk was tough, and we frequently found ourselves gasping for breath. The Isla del Sol made a nice day trip, but it is nothing like the uniqueness of the Uros on the Peruvian side of the lake. La ...

... Kasa Pata, and Pilco Kaima. In the religion of the Incas, it was believed that the sun god was born here. (Wikipepedia) The name Isla del Sol should be enough of a warning to the wise. Me on the other hand, forgot to wear any sunscreen. As a result I ...

... he didn’t have to carry the cross at 3900m. In the morning we headed down to the port to get a boat out to Isla del Sol. We had a quick breakfast first and realised that Bolivia was going to be even tougher than Peru to get change in when it cost ...

... We both felt VERY relaxed. The following day we wandered down to the beach to organise a boat to the nearby Island called Isla del Sol that sat in the massive lake Titicaca waters. Unsuprising the boat was slow but pleasant taking us two hours to reach ...