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- La Paz /Sucre
- Capital
- Boliviano (BOB)
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Copacabana Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Copacabana, Bolivia
Kiwi Kompany
... Dave`s excitment a DVD player where we could watch his perfectly moral Office DVD`s. Spent the afternoon having a look around Copacabana which seemed to resemble El Calafate in Argentina in terms of being purely hostels, food outlets or tour agencies. We ...
Copacabana - Bolivian Lakeside
! An hour later we reached Copacabana and we went straight to lunch had the local specialty of trouchu which is the local fresh water trout and it was delish. Whilst having lunch we discovered thatwe needed an overnight bag for our visit to the Isla ...
Copacabana and Isla Del Sol
... a lot more careful, so just bear with me. We were just in time to see the most amazing sunset on Lake Titicaca in Copacabana. Really really liked the feel of this place the minute we arrived, just very chilled, and hippy like, loads of locals with dreads ...
Welcome to Bolivia! Lake Titicaca+Isla Del Sol
Ater a couple more days in Cuzco we said goodbye to the many good friends we had made there (and arranged to meet a few later in our ...
Road to Bolivia
... away from the charm of this place. We didn't stick around for long and before nightfall we had crossed into Bolivia. The border town of Copacabana has a fairly relaxed, family atmosphere. There is a very Bohemian feel. However, there isn't much to do ...
Lake Titicaca
... vá především suchá. Po hodině vysedávání a čekání na sluníčko jsme vyrazili směr Copacabana. 16 kilometrová pobřežní cesta protínala několik krásných vesniček, kde se zastavil čas. Lidé ...
The Island of Sun
... it bob back and forth until it crossed the lake. Quite a bizarre sight..health and safety again our the window! Copacabana seemed like a pretty cool place filled with hairy hippies smoking weed and backpackers munching on huge pizzas whilst enjoying the ...
Lake Titicaca
... after 2 nights. It was pleasant enough though and we even got to watch the Hatton fight. This was our last stop in Bolivia and we´ve enjoyed it. Not because it´s been comfortable really but it´s been interesting to say the least. With our final ...
Copacabana: Food and Water
... Incas thought the Sun was created (duh). We went for a walk up the mountain on the island with lovely views. Back in Copacabana we hung out for a couple of days as we couldn't get a bus back to La Paz because the pesky Bolivians were staging a ...
Beach holidays in a land-locked country
... now land-locked. Which leaves the question, where do you go for a beach holiday ?? The answer for Bolivians is Copacabana - certainly not the hottest place North of Havana but definitely the highest beach side location anywhere. Perched at a slightly ...
No better name for this island!
The sun has been following us around for 2 days. So hot and bright! No wonder they named it the Sun island! But also because the legend tells that the god Viracocha created the Sun and the Moon here. So of course we went to see where this "happened". ...
Isla del Sol and the slowest boat in the world
2 nights in Copacabana where there's no pass machine. Lucky it's so cheap here. Nice relaxed little spot. Paid 20 bolivianos each (bout 1.90euro) to get the boat to Isla del Sol or Island of the Sun and walked around for four hours on it. ...
Hydrofoils at Lake Titicaca
... and the best it turned out, of the trip. Gustavo took us to see the cathedral in Copacobana – the most important church in Bolivia and also the same place where thousands of people come to get their cars blessed! It was a nice place and we ...
Going down...
... Cuzco. I think it is about 2,500 ft lower, having not seen 1/10th of what I was looking forward to seeing in Bolivia. I will breakdown and actually see a doctor if descending doesn’t help, recoup and come back, if it works out, after ...
Lake Titikaka - Isla del Sol
... pay for now and again in hope of a good harvest.....while they consider themselves catholics :) A boliviai Copacabana (ellenben a braziliaival) 3500m magasan fekszik a Titikaka to partjan. Nem sok a latnivalo, kiveve egy csodas templomot ...
The highest lake in the world
... but a bit of an annoying bus journey with stop overs in Puno not being explained to us fully never mind we are now in Copacabana and home of Lake Titicaca the worlds highest lake...We are to learn soon that Bolivia has a lot of "the highest, the biggest, ...
Arond the lake into a ghost town on the border....
... stuff from the US and they were all so thrilled. We had trouble finding our way out of the town and over the border with Bolivia - there of course were no signs but the locals pointed us to a path out of town which was the "road" to Bolivia. ...
Briefly in La Paz, then onto Copa... Copacabana...
... , resisted the llama foetuses, but did find a nice camera that ought to do the trick!! Then it was a random trip to Copacabana, tonight.... Left La Paz at 1730, with THE most amazing sunset over the city... It´s an incredible city to see from ...
Welcome to Bolivia: Copacabana and Isla del Sol
Continuing on the well-worn gringo trail, I took a 3 hour bus ride from Puno, Peru, to Copacabana, Bolivia. I really had no idea what to expect, other than perhaps relax for a few days and check out Isla del Sol, which in Inca tradition is the birthplace ...
Copacabana, on the shores of Lake Titicaca
... so huge and so busy that Vic and I decided to catch another bus towards Lake Titicaca (3 hours further). We chose the town of Copacabana on the shore of Lake Titicaca. Copacabana is a small town with a fun hippie vibe. A lot of locals and travelers alike ...
Lake Titikaka, Peru to Lake Titikaka, Bolivia
We made it to Bolivia!!!!!!!! Today we caught a bus from Puno, Peru on Lake Titikaka to Copacabana, Bolivia on Lake Titikaka. The bus ride was 3 hours and the border crossing was really simple. The bus company we bought our tickets ...
The highest navigatable lake in the world
... to sell the postcards of Evo! Bought a bus ticket from a Jesus, who is now running his own travel agency in Copacabana. His jolly manner indicated business is doing well. Joined the bus load of Israelis ...
TiticacaSee
An der Südseite des Titicacasee gelegen erstreckt sich das kleine beschauliche Copacabana auf bolivianischer Seite (3865m). Die Hauptaktivität ist hier das Essen der Forelle und ein Besuch auf der Isla del Sol, der Geburtsstätte der Inka. Die Forelle ...
Hello Titicaca, Bye bye Bolivia
Copacabana/ Lake Titicaca 12th May – 14th May Our last stop in Bolivia is Copacabana on Lake Titicaca. No surprise to find out it is at 3800m and also that we catch up with Phil and Nomie again J. The lake is massive and looks like a sea as it flows ...
Titi Titicaca
... it is much more visually attractive and has some great hiking. To get to the Bolivian side, you have to take a bus from Puno to Copacabana which is just over the Bolivian border. From here you can take a boat over to the islands or you can do the much ...
Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl but not here
Saturday 18th April - Sunday 19th April I read that the Copacabana Mr Manilow referred to simply was a club in LA, nothing more. The original (and probably first use of the) name was here, at the north-western border of Bolivia with Peru. This small cosy ...