Sunday 15th December 2013
We arrived in Copacabana on the edge of Lake Titicaca at around 11am. The lake stretches lengthwise south east across the border of Peru and Bolivia. At an altitude over 3800m, and with dimensions of roughly 200km by 50km, it is easily the largest high altitude body of water in the world. The lake is so vast that from most vantage points it looks more like an ocean. For many people, the lake is of great religious significance. The Incas believed that god rose from the lake and created the sun and the moon. The first Incas are believed to have inhabited the islands in the lake, Isla del Sol and Isla de la Luna.
Originally we had planned to spend a night or two in Copacabana before heading to Isla del Sol as we wanted to rest a little having had a long journey not long after doing the Colca Canyon trek. On arrival somehow we ended up in a tour agency where a woman managed to convince us that we should head straight to Isla del Sol, claiming that it would be the perfect place for us to relax. So, after a quick and tasty breakfast at El Condor and the Eagle we jumped on a boat.
The lady at the agency had told us the hostel was near the port. We arrived at the island (with our full backpacks). Stood at the bottom of a steep set of steps we couldn’t see the end of, we looked for the hostel, there was no sign of it. We looked at a map. The hostel was up the steps by the look of things – there was really only one direction one could head in from the port. After walking up the steps which, given the altitude and our heavy packs was not easy, we stopped and asked for directions and were told it was a 40 minute hike upwards. The sun was blazing and on the way up opportunities to escape it were few and far between. The hostel turned out to be at the highest point on the island – pretty much as far from the port as you could get. Knackered and cursing the woman from the agency, we were shown to our room which had amazing views of the lake from the balcony outside it.
Given that we were not particularly interested in a hike or seeing Inca ruins having done the Inca trail not so long ago, the only thing left to do on the island was watch the sunset over dinner; unfortunately it was a cloudy night. By nightfall the temperature dropped to near zero and I slept with my wooly hat on. Later that night a storm came in; rain, thunder, lightning and all. The next afternoon after a short walk around the island we headed back to Copacabana.
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Nice! I have to see this place 🙂