Isla Del Sol, Lake Titicaca

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... amazing! You could see out to the Island of the moon (Isla del lunar we think) and the beautiful sandy coastline of Isla del sol. We also bumped into the three Belgian lads that Alan met hiking Colca canyon and they invited us to their hostel for drinks ...

Isla del Sol is set on the stunning Lake Titicaca, just on the border between Peru and Bolivia. We took a boat across to the island first thing in the morning, taking just over two hours to get there. We then walked across the Island from North to South, ...

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Took a boat out into the centre of Lake Titicaca to an island the Incas believe to be their civilization's birthplace. Trekked around the island and saw some temple ruins and a ritual sacrificial ...

May 23-26, 2009:  Copacabana and Isla del Sol, Lago Titicaca and La Paz, Bolivia Titicaca, El Lago Sagrado After nearly two months away from any reasonable-sized body of water, it was time for us to visit Lago Titicaca.  Titicaca is a mammoth ...

Today we took a boat to an Island on Lake Titicaca called Isla del Sol meaning Island of the Sun. The island was originally inhabited by Incas who had used it to farm and live on. We photographed some locals and purchased handicrafts. This was our fist ...

Isla del Sol (Island of the sun / legendary Inca creation site and birth place of the Sun in Inca mythology) The Ferry accross totally feels like being on the ocean again as lake Titicaca is massive, water is clear and you are surrounded by ...

... the altitude - and the contrast between the subtle greens and reds of the land and the startling blue of the lake was truly breath-taking. Isla del Sol is quite a hilly island, and its slopes are covered in cultivated terraces that date from Inca ...

... get any pictures of the gorgeous sunset over the Lake, but we knew we’d get another chance the next day from Isla del Sol. We had delicious, garlicky cheese fondue for dinner at the hotel restaurant. mmm...mmm...good. The next morning we jumped ...

The next morning we took a boat trip to Isla Del Sol in the middle of Lake Titicaca. Isla Del Sol, the Island of the Sun is the legendary Inca creation site and is the birthplace of the sun in Inca mythology. It was here that the bearded white god ...

... the sun at this location.   I´m sure it wasn´t easy but he managed it none the less! North of Isla del Sol, 8 meters below the surface, there's a sunken city. It wasn't discovered until 1992 and they are still excavating it. Atlantis ...

The next morning, we took a boat from Copacabana to Isla del Sol, the sun island. Folklore says the island is the birthplace of the sun god and the sun itself.  It's covered in Inca ruins and offers some particularly picturesque hiking.  ...

... spend the night at an ecolodge.  In the religion of the Incas, it was believed that the sun god was born on Isla del Sol – unfortunately, the sun god didn't feel like making an appearance because Hanna and I spent the rest of the evening hiking ...