Hotel Mirador Copacabana Bolivia

... indicated that we had just arrived into something huge.   After lots of dead ends we eventually we found accommodation in Hotel Mirador. We were each charged 80Bolivians, which is the equivalent to $11 for the night. Of course this is not expensive ...

... were the only people on the two day excursion and so he would be our companion for the next 24 hours. Copacabana is a colourful, touristy town.  Bolivia lost its access to the sea after the War of the Pacific in 1883 and Copacabana, on the shores of ...

... control, then have a 300 metre walk, then go through Bolivia immigration and then hop back on the bus. Breaks the journey! Copacabana is totally different from Puno, and definitely worth a stop to see another side of Titicaca. Its a small town set ...

... groeten wij u. En nee, niet de Copacabana in Brazilie waar Captain Stubing met zijn love boat altijd aanmeerde, maar Copacabana in Bolivia aan het Titicacameer, op ongeveer 3800 m hoogte. De bus vanuit Cusco (Pony Express) was ondanks de toezegging ...

... girls!) - Bolivia! A nice and easy border crossing thankfully, after the scary stories of passport thefts and corruption we'd heard! Copacabana is where you can visit the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca and the Isla del Sol island. The village itself is ...

... . The first night we ate at their restaurant and dinner was accompanied by live music and, yes, we bought the CD.  Highlight of Copacabana and the reason we were there, was a trip to Isla de Sol where the sun was born. It was a beautiful (or boring ...

... 1 After the eventful Bolivian border crossing a minivan dropped us of at Plaza Sucre. We walked down the hill towards the Hotel Mirador. DO NOT STAY HERE!!!!! It is dirty and has horrible service. Theelectric heater  shower actually shocks you when ...

... be to head to the lake front in the hope of finding reasonably priced rooms with water views. We cracked it at the Hotel Mirador. A double with a massive lake view window and en suite bathroom came in at 80 bolivianos (a whopping 2.50 each in quids!). ...

... a lacklustre beach looking out over the lake - we were encouraged by the bus driver and fellow tourists to go to the Hotel Mirador. After looking at the impressive rooms we settled in late at night...and then the nightmare unravelled. Daisy went to have ...

The idea of a possible hot shower is exciting.  A little rest is wanted. ...

... nightlife here - again just a couple people in the bars/clubs. Oh well. Yet another morning bus ride, this time across to Copacabana, Bolivia. The border crossing was a bit of a joke as I really could have just walked across w/o getting stamped out of ...

... from us too long... Marc and Kim, the Dutch couple we´ve seen since Santa Cruz, were already in Copacabana and were in a great hotel called the Mirador, so we checked in. This hotel was right on the beach overlooking this amazing lake. I say lake, ...

... there is no reduction in the number of car accidents in the area as compared to everywhere else, but it seems like a nice idea. My bus for La Paz left at 1.30pm and so I left Copacabana having a first good impression of Bolivia. That was soon to ...

... in fact real places. For those of you familiar with Rio de Janeiro, I am not in Copacabana beach, but in Bolivia. Copacabana sits on the shores of the lake Titikaka, which seperates Bolivia from Peru. It's a small town, especially quiet at this time ...

... the shore of Lake Titicaca which was really nice and even managed to find a shop selling Toblerone!! (I was very happy especially given that it was Easter Sunday! The next day we caught a 6 hour bus from Copacabana to Puno in Peru....country number 6!! ...

... 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 ...

... the U.S., which, among other factors, makes it nearly impossible.  So we were okay paying dues to Bolivia to cross the border. Entering into Copacabana was also thrilling.  After paying a local tax of 2 Bolvianos (about 30 cents) to ...

... a two our bus to Puno (where the strikes had died down). Puno was where the fun began. When I booked my bus ticket in Copacabana I was promised a semi-cama seat. What I got was a minibus where I couldn´t even move my seat back. Therefore close to ...

... and the altitude seemed to get to everyone, as post-lunch all bar Ashleigh decided to nap, so Ashleigh had a walk round Copacabana up to the cathedral, before following a parade through the streets. On return everybody was still sleeping! So, naturally, ...