{"id":25188,"date":"2021-07-22T07:20:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T15:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=25188"},"modified":"2021-07-22T07:20:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T15:20:05","slug":"a-great-day-to-visit-sun-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2021\/07\/22\/bolivia\/a-great-day-to-visit-sun-island\/","title":{"rendered":"A great day to visit Sun Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 22, 2021<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-25188 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aymara-King-and-Queen-Welcoming-to-Lake-Titicaca-Adam-Clark.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[25188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aymara-King-and-Queen-Welcoming-to-Lake-Titicaca-Adam-Clark.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Aymara King and Queen Welcoming to Lake Titicaca (Adam Clark)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aymara-King-and-Queen-Welcoming-to-Lake-Titicaca-Adam-Clark.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aymara-King-and-Queen-Welcoming-to-Lake-Titicaca-Adam-Clark-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aymara-King-and-Queen-Welcoming-to-Lake-Titicaca-Adam-Clark-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aymara-King-and-Queen-Welcoming-to-Lake-Titicaca-Adam-Clark-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aymara-King-and-Queen-Welcoming-to-Lake-Titicaca-Adam-Clark-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25191'>\n\t\t\t\tAymara King and Queen Welcoming to Lake Titicaca (Adam Clark)\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-Team-with-Moon-Island-and-Copacabana-in-the-backrground-Adam-Clark.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[25188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-Team-with-Moon-Island-and-Copacabana-in-the-backrground-Adam-Clark.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"2021 Team with Moon Island and Copacabana in the background (Adam Clark)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-Team-with-Moon-Island-and-Copacabana-in-the-backrground-Adam-Clark.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-Team-with-Moon-Island-and-Copacabana-in-the-backrground-Adam-Clark-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-Team-with-Moon-Island-and-Copacabana-in-the-backrground-Adam-Clark-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-Team-with-Moon-Island-and-Copacabana-in-the-backrground-Adam-Clark-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-Team-with-Moon-Island-and-Copacabana-in-the-backrground-Adam-Clark-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25192'>\n\t\t\t\t2021 Team with Moon Island and Copacabana in the background (Adam Clark)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>IMG Senior Guide Adam Clark checked in with some great photos of the day yesterday.\u00c2\u00a0 The team was up early to catch the boat from Copacabana to Sun Island with our tour guide Rosemary.\u00c2\u00a0 Adam said they had thunderstorms during the night but when the sun came up, it was just beautiful.\u00c2\u00a0 Once on Sun Island, the team took a casual hike to the summit at 13,500 feet.\u00c2\u00a0 That is a nice acclimatization hike when you consider Lake Titicaca sitting at 12,467 feet!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25189\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Trekking-on-Sun-Island-Adam-Clark.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[25188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25189\" class=\"wp-image-25189 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Trekking-on-Sun-Island-Adam-Clark.jpg\" alt=\"Trekking on Sun Island (Adam Clark)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Trekking-on-Sun-Island-Adam-Clark.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Trekking-on-Sun-Island-Adam-Clark-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Trekking-on-Sun-Island-Adam-Clark-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Trekking-on-Sun-Island-Adam-Clark-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Trekking-on-Sun-Island-Adam-Clark-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trekking on Sun Island (Adam Clark)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As the team made their way to the top and then back to the waters edge for lunch, they would pause periodically to learn about the history of the Aymara people and their beliefs from Rosemary.\u00c2\u00a0 Adam said &#8220;Rosemary is a wealth of knowledge and so great to have with the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Back to Copacabana in the afternoon to rest and prepare for this mornings drive to Tambo Condoriri (14,000 ft) and our first camp.\u00c2\u00a0 The team is feeling great and excited to move closer to the mountains and their first objective, Pequeno Alpamayo.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-25188 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/A-look-through-an-ancient-Aymara-window-on-Sun-Island-Adam-Clark.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[25188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/A-look-through-an-ancient-Aymara-window-on-Sun-Island-Adam-Clark.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A look through an ancient Aymara window on Sun Island (Adam Clark)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-25193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/A-look-through-an-ancient-Aymara-window-on-Sun-Island-Adam-Clark.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/A-look-through-an-ancient-Aymara-window-on-Sun-Island-Adam-Clark-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/A-look-through-an-ancient-Aymara-window-on-Sun-Island-Adam-Clark-146x195.jpg 146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-25193'>\n\t\t\t\tA look through an ancient Aymara window on Sun Island (Adam Clark)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Entrance-to-Basilica-of-Our-Lady-of-Copacabana-Adam-Clark.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[25188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Entrance-to-Basilica-of-Our-Lady-of-Copacabana-Adam-Clark.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Entrance to Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana (Adam Clark)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-25190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Entrance-to-Basilica-of-Our-Lady-of-Copacabana-Adam-Clark.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Entrance-to-Basilica-of-Our-Lady-of-Copacabana-Adam-Clark-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Entrance-to-Basilica-of-Our-Lady-of-Copacabana-Adam-Clark-146x195.jpg 146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-25190'>\n\t\t\t\tEntrance to Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana (Adam Clark)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>All is well in Bolivia!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 22, 2021 IMG Senior Guide Adam Clark checked in with some great photos of the day yesterday.\u00c2\u00a0 The team was up early to catch the boat from Copacabana to Sun Island with our tour guide Rosemary.\u00c2\u00a0 Adam said they had thunderstorms during the night but when the sun came up, it was just beautiful.\u00c2\u00a0 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