Into Bolivia.....Copacabana

We got a bus from Puno to the border with Bolivia on route to Copacabana.  The bus dropped us off on the Peru side where we had to complete all the exit formalities and change our Peruvian Soles into Bolivianos, then walk across to the Bolivian border and go through all their formalities.  A bit of a faff but we got through ok.

Crossing into Bolivia.

We then got another bus to the beach resort of Copacabana (not to be confused with the place in the Barry Manilow song -  that's a beach in Brazil).  Copacabana is a small town on the Bolivian shore of Lake Titicaca.  The town was busy with Bolivians who head up  at the weekend from La Paz to laze on the beach and have BBQ's.  Its is a very picturesque place with some very good restaurant's and great views.  We found ourselves a nice hostel and then went for a walk along the beach before a couple of beers.

Its a tough life !!!

Copacabana Prom.

In the evening we went for a hike up the hill (behind Gillian in the photo above), to watch the sun set over the lake.  It was amazing.

Sunset over Lake Titicaca.

The next day we took a day trip to the Isla del Sol (Island of the Sun).  After a 2 hour 'cruise' on a rickety boat we were dropped off at the north end of the island at 11am and arranged for it to pick us up at the south end at 3:30pm.    It was quite a tough 10k hike passing Inca ruins, secluded bays and small villages, with the path rising to a peak at 4000 M asl.  On the island we could really appreciate the size of the lake, we couldn't see the shores and it did feel like being at sea.

Isla del Sol.

Isla del Sol.

Isla del Sol.

Isla del Sol.

Llamas on the beach.

Next stop on our trip was to the hustle and bustle  of  Bolivia's capital city La Paz.  Heard lots of good and bad things about the place, so we gotta find out ourselves.