Lake Titicaca Copacabana

... in the altitude. I'm back (I was here three years ago) 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 ...

... the scene one of white pointillism.  They melt and filter back to the sacred lake.  The pilgrimage begins again... Lake Titicaca feels mystical.  Part of it is, no doubt, due to the romantic notions often experienced by a traveler.  ...

... Cathedral give the town a historical context far beyond the fact that it is also popular place for foreign and Bolivian tourists. Lake Titicaca is the world's highest navigable lake at 12,500 feet above sea level (for you US West Coast readers, that is ...

... a vehicle that could drive us into Copacabana. Turning Water into Wine on top of Cerro Caldivario Copacabana is a quaint town on the Bolivian edge of Lake Titicaca. It has a slight "beach" feel to it, with heavy boating and fishing industries. There ...

... 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 ...

... lunch. While Rachel relaxes I climb Cerro Tikani which looms invitingly behind the palace. From the top the blue view over Lake Titicaca encompasses white Andean peaks in the distance, and the brown terraced massif of Isla del Sol with its complex hills ...

... over a surprisingly calm border crossing, get our Bolivian entry stamp, and get a taxi to Copacabana, a small Bolivian fishing village on the edge of Lake Titicaca. The rain which has been threatening all afternoon eventually starts, and it is so cold ...

From Arequipa we took a bus to the small city of Puno, located on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca, hoping that we would have time to catch another bus and cross into Bolivia the same day. The bus ride was tediously long, though, so we decided to rest ...

... camera with me, I snapped away at the scenery, included a lovely secluded beach and plenty of pretty wild flowers, as well as Lake Titicaca itself. Once I had returned, I sent Andrea off, so she could see for herself, then we sat back and soaked up the ...

... my glasses. So it was time to say farewell to Peru. Together with Aussie Tim I took the night bus to Puno and Lake Titicaca. As every guidebook and postcard tells you, Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world at 3,820m (by 'navigable' ...

... in a large full restaurant in Bolivia for example - you´ll still hear yourself chew. They whisper! We got to Copacabana which is on Lake Titicaca (the world´s highest lake) and once again said goodbye to the gang of six (they stayed at the ...

... came back to collect my 15 Bolivianos for my ticket. The ride was nice and it wasn´t long before we were riding along side Lake Titicaca. Another world´s best was achieved here as it´s the highest navigatable lake in the world. Wow! We had to take a ferry ...

... . We swam in the lake and had wine at the beach while clouds sabotaged yet again our intention to see the sun set into lake Titicaca. Sleeping at the beach Next day we said goodbye to the woman who owned the house, she was very sorry that we ...

... , and the precision with which the tihuanacos had carved the stone to fit perfectly together was amazing (to carve they used llama skin with clay on it in a sawing motion). Tomorrow I head up to Copacabana on lake Titicaca which I´ve heard is really nice.

... just as they were closing the doors of the immigration office! So by nightfall we were in Copacabana, a charming little town on the shores of Lake Titicaca. Another good night´s sleep at the well-priced yet posh (by backpacker standards) Ambassador ...

... no pictures and no information...!   We got up early again and headed for the bus station to go to Copacabana in Bolivia, and bumped into most of the people we met in Cusco... which worked out brilliantly, because once we got through the ...

... a mattress that´s not dusty or full of fleas, and you have one of the most beautiful views in the world out of your window; Lake Titicaca. ("She was a showgirl...") We took a boat trip to visit the Islas de la Luna y del Sol (Moon and Sun Islands) the ...

... arrive in Puno at 5am, and wait on the bus for an hour for the terminal to open, and await our connecting bus to Copacabana, Bolivia, whilst some guy gives me the hard sell on his hotel and further bus tickets - he gets nowhere. The Copacabana bus is ...

... and we were stuck. So we spent the night and headed off early the next morning on a tourist services bus to Copacabana on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca, one of the highest major lakes in the world at 3800 meters or 12,540 feet. While going through ...

... and you can choose from any of the seventeen creatively-different rooms with gleaming white domes, all with views overlooking Lake Titicaca - ah, pure bliss! We have referred in previous entries to the significant presidential elections being held on ...