{"id":13851,"date":"2015-07-22T16:08:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T00:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=13851"},"modified":"2015-07-22T16:08:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T00:08:32","slug":"swim-in-lake-titicaca-why-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/22\/img-news\/swim-in-lake-titicaca-why-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Swim In Lake Titicaca &#8211; Why Not!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 22, 2015<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13851 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0855.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[13851]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0855-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Incan Ruins on Sun Island (Greg Vernovage)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13852\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0855-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0855-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0855-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_0855-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13852'>\n\t\t\t\tIncan Ruins on Sun Island (Greg Vernovage)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Flipping-over-Lake-Titicaca.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[13851]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Flipping-over-Lake-Titicaca-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Flipping over Lake Titicaca. (Luke Reilly)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Flipping-over-Lake-Titicaca-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Flipping-over-Lake-Titicaca-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Flipping-over-Lake-Titicaca-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Flipping-over-Lake-Titicaca-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13853'>\n\t\t\t\tFlipping over Lake Titicaca. (Luke Reilly)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Team-Photo-Sun-Island.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[13851]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Team-Photo-Sun-Island-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Team Photo Sun Island\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13854\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Team-Photo-Sun-Island-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Team-Photo-Sun-Island-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Team-Photo-Sun-Island-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Team-Photo-Sun-Island-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13854'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam Photo Sun Island\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It was a matter of time!\u00c2\u00a0 After running this Bolivia Program for a number of years now, this has finally happened.<\/p>\n<p>There have been 1 or maybe 2 brave teammates who have decided to take the plunge in Lake Titicaca where it is understood that if you fall in, you are not to be rescued as it is considered a sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>Luke just called in to let me know that \u00e2\u20ac\u0153All is well.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 How is the team shaping up?\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Good, they all went swimming today on Sun Island.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 (followed by laughter) We like to feel a team out in the early stages of an expedition.\u00c2\u00a0 I think this team is gelling nicely and will undoubtedly have a great time tomorrow when they get to our first camp at 14,500 feet.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 22, 2015 It was a matter of time!\u00c2\u00a0 After running this Bolivia Program for a number of years now, this has finally happened. 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