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Pro
Beautiful location; Aegean-like beach
Con
Mmm...you get sunburn...
In a nutshell
don't miss it if you are in bolivia
JessieLang Says: Paulino Esteban built the Kon Tiki for Thor Hyerdal. Mr. Esteban is in his 90s now, and retired. His family has an interesting small museum on the property. You can also look in his workshop, and take pictures of the llama and alpaca wandering his yard. His family makes...
JessieLang Says: We walked to the harbor this morning and took a boat to Sun Island. It is steep—Our first stop was a very small village by the Inca steps. There are some 200 stone steps going up to an Inca fountain at the top of the island. The next stop, to an old Inca palace, also had a...
JessieLang Says: The town’s main attraction is the huge cathedral, built in 1744. It is the most important church in Bolivia, and the only one with a Madonna with Indian features.If you are wishing for something, the vendors outside will be happy to sell you a replica of it to take into the...
iammon Says: For sunset walk up to the Cerro Calvario. You get some nice views over the lake and the town from there. It is worth the hard breathing! And it only takes you about 30 minutes. The trail starts best from Plaza Sucre (Peru Bus station) up the Destacamento 211 to a church. Or...
5 Reviews and 116 Opinions We booked the Suite for our party of 5, and it was a perfect place to stay. There is a spacious...
SirRichard Says: This restaurant is in the hotel of the same name. As is up the hill, you have a wonderful view of the lake and town from the terrace.Is a bit more expensive than local restaurants, but a good experience here.
SirRichard Says: As I arrived from La Paz early in the morning, I had breakfast at the nearby village of San Pedro de Tiquina. Here is where the bus cross the strait on a ferry, so you have about 10 minutes to take a coffee untill the bus arrives to the shore.
Assenczo Says: Copacabana is cut off from the Bolivian mainland. A curious way of transporting passengers over the strait exists. People board a little boat and bus parks on a ferry. An accident which led to many deaths in the past has prompted this ingenious way. As if to underline the...
LOCAL BUS FROM LA PAZ TO COPACABANA
marcelo15 Says: this kind of transportation offers you to take to copacabana.it`s cheaper that touristic buses. sometimes is ok sometimes not. well, i mean that as some local people go. they take their babies and some other things. so, it may be noisy or stuffing.but the seats and the staff...
The Spitting Llama Bookstore & Outfitter: Camping Gear, Rental, Books, Info
TheSpittingLlama Says: The Spitting Llama imports and distributes Lonely Planet books and sells a wide range of camping gear. They rent bikes, tents, sleeping bags and sleeping pads. They sell everything from swiss army knives and nice fleece jackets to organic fair trade coffee and memory...
SirRichard Says: At one of the stops of the La Paz-Copacabana bus I saw a street vendor with these colurful weird drinks. I didn't dare t o try, and didn't have time to ask him what they were, but they looked bright and colourful (and fresh!).
iammon Says: If you are in Copacabana on a weekend do not miss a local ritual in the morning in front of the cathedral. Cars and buses are decorated with colorful flowers and ribbons. Then the priest comes with the virgin (petitions for protection are made to her )and pours alcohol over...
marcelo15 Says: Yeah, as i told you most of the people from la paz and around Peru. come here to bless their cars.this mean that they do not want to have any accidents. that they will receive all the fortune by the miraclous virgen of Copacabana.as you see in the pic. this bus is well...
JessieLang Says: Elevation is about 8300 ft. and it takes time to acclimate. There is no public transportation or taxi service, so walking is the only way to get somewhere. If you overextend yourself, you can’t take a taxi back to your hotel.
Assenczo Says: Everybody seems to be scared ***less from the presence of countless pickpockets during the Independence Day festivities. Shop owners and hotel owners are singing this powerful unison about the foreigners from Peru coming over here under the guise of pilgrims and robbing the...
SirRichard Says: I doubt that you'll be interested in buying "Agua Bendita" in Copacabana, but who knows? In that case, you can bring your own bottle as water is free. You can also buy bottled water in the church with a label saying "holy water from Copacabana" but it will cost you a few...
The curious are to be rewarded
Assenczo Says: Extending your neck and peeking in somebody else’s backyard might enlighten you on the matters of poverty and at the same time introduce you to processes long gone from the urban societies. For example, how to slaughter a pig and what the aftermath is apart from dreaming of...
marcelo15 Says: Well to get here requires an efford. of course when you want to have an excellent view you have to suffer a bit. when you get at the top you fell really happy. in your way at the top you will see many crosses, people praying some andean rituals. and the most important thing...
SirRichard Says: I found these wooden soccer games in the streets in Copacabana. I hadn't seen them anywhere else in Peru or Bolivia. They are quite common in Spain too. Well, used to be, before the incasion of the arcade games machines, but you can still see some in billiards and so...
campingsami Says: The journey by bus from La paz to copacabana is spectacular. the views of the lake from above as it stretches out in front of you...amazing!plus, catch the sunsets over the lake. beautiful :) Waikis, chilled little 'reggae' bar. wicked mojitos! Waiki - means brother in...
SirRichard Says: I arrived there on a sunday, so I could witness a mass at the church. Well, not IN the church, as this was being restored, but on the front esplanade. It was a nice experience, many people singing with guitars, and the priests were surprisingly young!
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