July 23, 2019
Copacabana (Harry Hamlin)
IMG Senor Guide Harry Hamlin checked in from the shores of Lake Titicaca to let us know the team had a nice day traveling to Copacabana. Departing La Paz, the drive goes back up hill to El Alto where they negotiate a little traffic before everything opens up on the Altiplano. To the left is the beautiful Cordillera Real Mountain Range. This range is the home of all the mountains the team will climb during the trip. A little further down the road, the team begins to see the beginning of Lake Titicaca and the many acres of reeds that line the shore. These reeds are famous for boats that are used by the Indians that inhabit the area. At a small village named Tiquina, the team gets out of the vehicle and takes a small boat to the other side of the water passage. The van takes a vehicle ferry. Once on the other side, it is a short drive up and over the hill to Copacabana.
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- Cordillera Real on the way to Copacabana (Greg Vernovage)
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- Ferry Crossing Bolivian “style†(Harry Hamlin)
The afternoon is spent visiting the beautiful church as well as hiking to the Indian ruins on the hill and then up to Cerro Calvario to take in the sunset. Tomorrow, the team will be up early to catch the boat over to Sun Island for an acclimatization hike and picnic on the shore.
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- Cerro Calvario (Greg Vernovage)
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- 2019 Bolivia Team with Lake Titicaca (Harry Hamlin)
Don’t fall in Lake Titicaca!
Greg Vernovage