Copacabana Bolivia, and Isla del Sol

Ok, so my trip in Bolivia ended in Copacabana, on lake Titicaca. Not the most remarkable city ever, but is the jumping off point for quite a bit. We took the first day to see the sights of the town, the colorful buildings, and a very very very large church that seemed out of place. Also, the land here along with most of the islands in the lake are terraced, long ago by the Incas who used to inhabit the land. Because the hills are so steep here, the terracing and irrigation helped them grow crows and raise animals in a more effiecent way.

The following day we took a very leaky slow boat over to Isla del Sol (Island of Sun), one of the many Islands in Lake Titicaca. It is most well known for its temple of the sun. Located in such a way that it was also believed to act as some kind of sun calendar. The island itself its sparsley inhabited, mostly by locals who want to sell you something, and a bunch of hostels you can stay at to really see the island. But as usual, time and money were limited. So we just made it a day trip. Isla del Sol, and it was raining, a lot. Lovely. Once we landed it was a strait climb up some very old rock stairs, then basically strait up the mountain that creates the island. We had very little time to actually see the temple before we had to run back down to catch our boat home. Then we ran, grabbed our bags, and hit the road, as Copacabana is the last stop before crossing over into Peru.

Watch out! here we come Peru!