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Copacabana & Isla del Sol
Well we’ve just returned from a three day trip to Copacabana & Isla del Sol. What a stunning place it is! After the hustle and bustle of La Paz, Copacabana made a pleasant change with its quiet streets and beach.
For those that don’t already know Copacabana is on the shores of Lake Titicaca, which is supposed to be the highest navigable lake in the world. You cannot see land on the horizon so it gives the impression of being a sea, although it does feel weird to be standing on what appears the sea shore and just shy of 4000m
The trip to Copacabana was fairly straight forward with the bus picking us up from the hostel. The highlight was the small ferry crossing on route where we had to leave the bus which was put on a small barge and make our way across on smaller motor boats. It was quite surreal watching the coach being taken across the 2-300m stretch of water on a flimsy barge, more so when you realised all our kit was on top of it.
The drive from the ferry to Copacabana was very reminiscent of the North West of Scotland, with dramatic landscape dropping into deep blue water. The only minor difference was the parched landscape, oh and the lama’s !
We spent the night in Copacabana before catching a ferry to the north of Isla del Sol. The original plan had been to trek along the coastline before taking the short…
The Devils Molar
Did a really nice trek up to a high mountain crag called the Devils Molar yesterday. Fantastic views of the canyon with La Pas in the bottom and some 5-6000m peaks beyond.
The group worked well and we took a local bus for the half hour ride to the start of the trek which was a bit of an eye opener for us all. Some of the group were finding the altitude tough going but they got there and all enjoyed the experience. They even received a certificate from the village below the Molar for completing the experience.
Today we are off to Copacabana for a few days and the bus picks us up in a few minutes. Still no Internet connection where I can download pictures from my camera. Will hopefully find one soon!
