Back in Ecuador we were told that even in Patagonia, we wouldn’t find quiet places very often. People in South America apparently had a different conception of noise and of socialising. An example: You’re somewhere in the nature and build up your camp. There’s lots of space available and nobody around. Then some local tourist arrive, park their car directly next to yours, start a party with loud music, laughter and many drinks. Of course, they’d invite…
At first it was hard to imagine that we were at 3900m of altitude when we arrived at the Titicaca lake, but then we took a small path up to Copacabana’s Cerro Calvario and felt the height in our lungs and legs. From the top of the hill we had a beautiful view over the lake. It often gets compared to the Mediterranean based on its azure water colour and the sunny weather. Visiting the place during the rain season we were fairly lucky…
We barely spent 3 days in La Paz, but it deeply impressed us. Built in the Andes, the city ranges from 3100m to 4058m, but it’s not in a big flat bowl like for example Quito, the buildings of La Paz cling to steep mountain walls, spread out over several canyons. Recently the city has received 3 cable-car lifts (actually ski lifts from Doppelmayr) and a few more are in construction. These create a cheap and fascinating way…
We started at 7:30 in the morning in San Pedro and took a bit of a climb to the boarder of Bolivia, I should rather say a little shed with a Bolivian flag on top of it. It’s were we got the stamps in our passport before changing from the mini-bus into a 4×4 for the coming 3 days. With us were 4 Brazilians in their young ages. It’s been a relaxed and funny group…