Lake Titicaca

Karl the hippie!

Allright all! I´ve just spent the last few days on a lake situated at 3,820 metres high (This is Bolivia and EVERYTHING is up high!). The lake is call Lake Titicaca. It is a beautiful freshwater lake which is more than 230 km long, 97 km wide and covers over 9000 sq km. It also sits attractively in front of the Cordillera Real mountain range in Bolivia. The Cordillera Real range includes three 6000 metres peaks all covered in snow.

So me and Karl (this American from San Diego) have been doing a whole lot of trekking. We must have walked over 40 kms in two days. Up and down the mountain we went. And on Sunday night we spent the night on the island call Isle del Sol, also known as Island of the Sun. This is the most sacred place of the Inca people. It is here that they believe their first emperor rose from te rock called Titicaca. But to us it was all about the scenery, whilst the history and ruins are just bonus. Coz I am off to Machu Piccu soon! :)