Copacabana and Isla del Sol

Las Olas

Into Bolivia.

We had heard that the buses in Bolivia were unreliable, but breaking down 20 miles from the border? Come on.... After false hopes of getting the bus going again being dashed a couple of times, and an hour or so later, a local repair man figured things out and we were back on our way.

We arrived in Copacabana, and straight away marched up the hill with our 40 lb backpacks to our hotel. The hotel we were staying in was super cool. Annies all time personal favourite. It was the turtle room at Los Olas. It had a great view of Lake Titicaca, a huge king sized circle bed, a sitting area, plants growing through the floor, and another sitting area upstairs. Oh not to mention our own personal terrace. We blew the budget on this one. 48$ a night.

Las Olas

Wasn't too much to do in Copacabana, other then catch some beautiful sunsets. Very Pretty.
Two nights later and we were out of there, to stay a night on Isla de Sol. The people, and the pre-Incas worshiped the sun and the moon, hence the name. We were just going cause we heard it was nice.

It felt like the stairs at Huayna Picchu again, only with our big bags this time. Too many stairs! We finally found a beautiful hostel with a great view. Thank goodness for dri-fit shirts, because by this time I was a sweaty mess!

Isla de Sol was beautiful. It had ruins at both

Upstairs in Las Olas

sides of the Island, and people usually walk from the North to the South and then book it out, but we stayed a night at the south side of the island. The ruins were pretty piddly after Machu Pichu, but this is the origin of the Incas, so it had some significance. The views on the island were beautiful. You could see Lake Titicaca on both sides of the island from the top. We experienced an absolute gorgeous sunset! And the town was really neat too.

By the way the only method of hauling things around here is by donkey, no cars, quads, or bikes. Or you could haul things by hand. And if that was happening, it was not the husband doing the work, it was the ladies who did all the grunt work here. These local ladies are tougher then nails and stronger then the men. Incredible. Show a beefy calf and the men come running to these ladies. Ha!

After a night at Isla de Sol, we booted it out of there, and boarded a bus to La Paz. (We really want to get to

Sunset at Copacabana

Argentina, so Bolivia might be quick!

Travellers notes: Las Olas was sooo cool. But if you want to spend the 50$ for this neat place, you better book more then 1 or 2 days ahead, as it is always booked. Mira Flores is another nice hostel for 20 bucks a night. (per room) The Mirador at 15$ a room a night was just awful. The fact that it included breakfast was a very small consolation, as it was just fruit and bread. I suggest stay away.

Internet is terrible in Bolivia. Just expect it. And Bank Machines are even worse! (I am currently trying to convince Visa that I did not get money 2 out of the 4 times I tried. The bank thinks I did however. Pain!

We didn't think there was too much to write home about at Lake Titicaca, so we moved on out pretty quick.

Sunset at Isla del Sol

Down was easier than up!