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Isla del Sol (Sun Island)
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    • andal13
  • Updated By andal13 on October 14, 2003
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    • Cholitas en la Isla del Sol - Bolivia
    Cholitas en la Isla del Sol
    by andal13
    Titicaca lake has many islands; the most famous of them probably is Isla del Sol (Sun Island). According to the legend, Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo, son and daughter of Inti, the Sun, were born here; they are the founders of the Incan Empire.
    There is a cultural complex at the island, where you can see a synthesis of the local customs.
    The picture shows some cholitas washing their clothes at the lake.

    El lago Titicaca tiene varias islas; la más célebre probablemente es la Isla del Sol. De acuerdo con la leyenda, Manco Cápac y Mama Ocllo, hijos de Inti, el Sol, nacieron aquí; ellos fueron los fundadores del Imperio Inca.
    En la isla hay un complejo cultural, en donde puede apreciarse una síntesis de las costumbres locales.
    La foto muestra algunas cholitas lavando su ropa en el lago.

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    Tiwanaku
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    • andal13
  • Updated By andal13 on October 13, 2003
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    • Templete - Bolivia
    Templete
    by andal13
    Close to La Paz (73 km or 45 miles) are the ruins of Tiwanaku, originally called "Taypicala" (central stone). Tiwanaku culture existed from 1.500 BC to 1.170 AD; in 680 AD began the expansion, so the empire extended from Bolivian Tableland to South of Peru and North of Chile and Argentina. Tiwanaku people reached important advances in architecture, engineering, astronomy, agriculture, sculpture, pottery; many causes precipitated the fall of this empire.
    Spaniard conquerors used the stones of Tiwanaku temples to built their own buildings (main church of Laja, a close town, is a sample of this). Nowadays, the Tiwanaku temples are being rebuilt; the awesome reconstruction and a very interesting museum can be visited.
    A copy of Tiwanaku main temple can be seen at La Paz.

    Cerca de La Paz (a 73 km) se encuentran las ruinas de Tiwanaku, originalmente llamado "Taypicala" (piedra central). La cultura tiwanakota existió desde el 1.500 AC hasta el 1.170 DC; en el 680 DC comenzó la expansión, tal que el imperio se extendió desde el altiplano boliviano al sur de Perú y el norte de Argentina y Chile. Los tiwanakotas lograron avances importantes en la arquitectura, la ingeniería, la astronomía, la agricultura, la escultura y la alfarería; son muchas las causas que precipitaron la caída de este imperio.
    Los conquistadores españoles utilizaron las piedras de los templos de Tiwanaku para construir sus propios edificios (la iglesia principal de Laja, un poblado cercano, es un ejemplo de ello). Actualmente, los templos de Tiwanaku están siendo reconstruidos; la impactante reconstrucción y un museo muy interesante pueden ser visitado.
    Una réplica del templo principal de Tiwanaku puede ser visto en La Paz.

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    La Cumbre Mountain Pass
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    • AlbuqRay
  • Updated By AlbuqRay on September 6, 2005
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    • View from La Cumbre - Bolivia
    View from La Cumbre
    by AlbuqRay
    From La Paz you must pass over La Cumbre (4800 m) on the way to the most dangerous road and Coroico. Better stop and make an offering to the Pachamama for a safe journey (see my Local Customs tips).

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    Copacabana
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    • chancay
  • Updated By chancay on May 12, 2003
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    • cathedral of Copacabana - Bolivia
    cathedral of Copacabana
    by chancay
    Copacabana is a little village at the lake Titicaca where once a year pilgrimage ends at the cathedral of Gouadalupe. It´s also the little harbour to visit "Isla del sol" and "isla de la luna", the two islands that are according to the legends the places where the first Incas appeared on earth.
    Lastly it is the last bolivian town on the way to Peru, already land-based to the peruvian territory, from bolivian side only reachable by boat passing the lake Titicaca

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    Potosi
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    • chancay
  • Updated By chancay on May 12, 2003
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    • view over the city - Bolivia
    view over the city
    by chancay
    Potosi once was one of the biggest cities in the world with about 150 000 inhabitants (in the 16th century). Because of its big sources of silver and other metals it has a long mine tradition during the conquista. Millions of indigenes and for the mine work fetched african slaves died in the mines. Nowadays there are still workers in the mines searching for zink and hoping for a last vein of silver, This work takes place under barbarous circunstances without any security regulations. The average reached age of these mineworkers is about 40 years. A lot of young boys far under 18 years old work there too

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    Sucre
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    • chancay
  • Updated By chancay on May 12, 2003
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    • Sucre cathedral - Bolivia
    Sucre cathedral
    by chancay
    Sucre is the official capital of Bolivia. It is a very beautiful town with great cathedral and other beautiful buildings in colonial style. Because of the numerous white buildings in spanish colonial style it´s also called "la ciudad blanca" (white city)

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    Uyuni
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  • Updated By chancay on May 12, 2003
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    • the cemetery of trains - Bolivia
    the cemetery of trains
    by chancay
    Uyuni, located in the altiplano at about 4000 metres is a little village next to the biggest salt lkae of the world, the "salar de Uyuni". From here you can do 1 to 4 day guided tours by all-terrain vehicles through the salar. Besides there is a impressing "cemetery of trains" next to the village where a lot of locomotives and waggons are rusting in the burning sun.

    the graffity on the train (photo) says:

    that´s life. I need a mechanic with experience, urgent!!

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    Cochabamba
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  • Updated By chancay on February 14, 2006
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    • tiendas y camiones - Bolivia
    tiendas y camiones
    by chancay, 1 more photos
    Cochabamba is the third biggest town in Bolivia (... or meanwhile the 4th biggest, as El Alto what was once more like a part of La Paz is now almost as big as La Paz itself).
    The valley of Cochabamba is also called the spring valley, you´ve got always a climate not too hot and not too cold here. The valley climate is excellent for vegetable and fruit cultivation, therefor the best fruit juices come from here ;-)) ...I tried quite a few fres ones on the market places...so yummy!!

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  • Directions: in the heart of the country
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    Salt flats
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    • Devotchka
  • By Devotchka on February 25, 2004
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    • There are beautiful salt flats in the south west part of Bolivia. There is a cool hotel made out of Salt. There is a 4 day tour starting from Uyuni to all the way down to the Chile border. You can just take a 3 day tour then go into Chile or take the full 4 day tour back up to Uyuni.
    I suggest you take a train to Uyuni for the most part of the trip if possible.

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  • Directions: Southwest part of Bolivia. It starts in a town called Uyuni.
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    La Paz
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  • Updated By chancay on February 14, 2006
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    • Plaza Murillo - Bolivia
    Plaza Murillo
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    La Paz, the inofficial capital of Bolivia, located at an altitude of about 3600 to 4000 m in a valley. It is the highest located capital in the world.

    see more on mine or further La Paz pages on VT

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