Explore Lake Titicaca & Copacabana

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   Where you start

   The Tiquina crossing, into Copacabana

   Start on the La Paz to Copacabana bus (Bs 30) and meet the Estrecho de Tiquina, where the bus crosses on a barge and you cross in a separate little lancha (Bs 2), asking (usted) whether you cross by boat here, where to wait across the water, and how long it takes, then settle into a hostal by the lake in Copacabana and order una trucha a la plancha.

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   The Tiquina crossing: the two tickets← You are here

   Take the La Paz to Copacabana bus and, at the Estrecho de Tiquina, handle the two tickets, the bus crosses on a barge while you cross in a separate little lancha.

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   Copacabana: a base by the lake

   In Copacabana, settle into a hostal by the lake, ask Doña Rosa for a room and an extra blanket, order a trucha at the shore, and ask when the basilica opens.

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   The boat to the Isla del Sol

   At the Copacabana dock, read the lancha schedule board for the Isla del Sol, and ask the crew which parts are open and the last boat back, because that is not on the board.

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   Walking the island, one night

   Walk the Isla del Sol and stay one night, ask how hard the path is, about the small community aportes, a simple room, and, at altitude, where a health post is.

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   Sacred sites and ch’allas

   See the Basilica, watch the ch’allas by the church and climb the Cerro Calvario, greeting in usted, asking permission before a photo, and never assuming what anything means.

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   The wind stopped the boats

   The wind has stopped the return lanchas, message the boatman to ask when the next one goes and whether there is another way back, and let La Paz know you will be late.

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   Where you arrive

   The sacred island and the wind that stopped the boats

   Finish having read the boat board and asked which parts of the island are open, walked the Isla del Sol overnight with its community aportes and the altitude taken slowly, approached the Basilica, the ch’allas and the Cerro Calvario with the deepest respect, asking permission before any photo and never assuming what anything means, and handled a calm wind-stranded return, asking the boatman (usted, extra respect) when the next lancha goes and letting La Paz know, never calling the lake safe or unsafe.

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