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Lago Titicaca

By Daniel Lins - 2009-11-16

Lake Titicaca

We visited the highest lake in the world! Well, the highest "navigable" lake. And… it was a nice lake. Wet and blue. Floaty and deep. But I’ve gotta say, it seemed like a normal lake. Nothing too special. It was actually kind of a let down. And with our bodies now accustomed to the altitude, we didn’t even feel like it was that high.

But the boat ride was cool! We took a tour boat across to the Island of the Sun. According to myth, this is the birthplace of the Incan civilization. We saw the sacrificial table where they "only kill llamas" and walked the sacred path to the other side of the island, where we saw a museum full of human skulls and bone tools. We even got to pet a few llamas and alpacas on the trail.

Once back in Copacabana, we checked out the church where bus drivers and local choaufers come from the whole country to get their cars blessed.

It is kind of funny how we’ve grown accustomed to traveling in the real life version of Bolivia. And what a shock it is to arrive in another tourist location.

It was good to leave Copacabana and get on the road again. We are looking forward to meeting Dan again in Cuzco, after his long time away in the United States for the wedding.