Many parts of the island have been cultivated for generations. You can see the terraces here.
Terraces, Mountains, and Lake Titicaca
Inca Ruins along the lake
Hiking the trail
View of Lake Titicaca and the Andes Mountain chain known as the Cordillera Real.
The view of the lake and the city from the roof of our hotel at sunset.
We had to cross part of Lake Titicaca to get to Copacabana. They put the passengers on a small boat for the crossing and this was the “barge” that brought the bus across.
Our bus from La Paz to Copacabana (about 3 hours)
May 30-May 31
After sight seeing La Paz the next stop was Copacabana. At this point we were working our way towards Machu Picchu and quickly found out what they mean by the “Gringo Trail”! Copacabana is on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca. Lake Titicaca is one of the highest navigable lakes in the world. This city is at about 3800 meters, 12,464 meters. The main reason for traveling through here is to get to Isla del Sol, the legendary Inca creation site and birthplace of the sun according to the Inca legend. We traveled to the island for a day, and hiked from the north part of the island to the south part of the island seeing Inca Ruins along the way.
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