The day after we arrived back in La Paz, we caught an early morning bus to the lakeside town of Copacabana, mere minutes from the Peru border. Within an hour or so, we had our first glimpses of Lake Titicaca, the world’s largest high altitude lake. Nestled between rolling hills with the backdrop of the Andes mountains, Lake Titicaca is nothing short of breathtaking. [Read more…] about Copacabana, Isla del Sol, Puno & the Floating Islands
Bolivia
Rurrenabaque: Swimming with pink dolphins & fishing for piranhas
As Ryan and I made our way north in Bolivia, we heard that Rurrenabaque was a unique place, not to be missed. Located just on the other side of the Andes, this tiny little town acts as a gateway to the Pampas and the jungle. Being that the Pampas was filled with more wildlife and less insects, we opted for this option. [Read more…] about Rurrenabaque: Swimming with pink dolphins & fishing for piranhas
La Paz, Tiwanaku, and Biking the Death Road
Arriving in La Paz was every bit as hectic as I had imagined it to be. Hopping off our overnight bus, we were immediately accosted by multiple people offering us trips to various other cities. A lot of “no gracias” was said before even getting a cab to our hostel. [Read more…] about La Paz, Tiwanaku, and Biking the Death Road
Sucre
Rumoured to be the most beautiful city in Bolivia, Sucre definitely did not disappoint. With a population of just over 200,000 people, Sucre is the perfect backpacker paradise. The city is lined with adorable white buildings with red clay tiled rooves, and a colonial charm different to almost every other Latin American city that we’ve been to thus far. [Read more…] about Sucre
An authentically Bolivian experience in Potosi….
Our first bus ride in Bolivia left from Uyuni to make the 4 hour trip to Potosi. The bus ride was fairly uneventful, until we pulled up at our half way mark for what I presumed was a bathroom break. After getting off the bus, we proceeded to ask where the washroom was, only to be informed that there was no washroom there. Rounding the corner of the building to look for somewhere to go to the bathroom, I encountered men lined up along the wall of the building peeing, and the tops of women’s heads bobbing up from behind bushes, as they squatted to do their business. When in Bolivia…. [Read more…] about An authentically Bolivian experience in Potosi….
From the Atacama desert to Uyuni
After all of the horror stories that Ryan and I had read about the salt flats tour, we were pretty anxious when our time came to head there. The day began with a hostel pickup in San Pedro de Atacama, and after our van was full, we went to the Chilean exit point, which turned out to be around the corner from where our hostel was. We received our Chilean exit stamp, and then made our way about 45 minutes out of town to the Bolivian border, which was really just a house in the middle of the desert that said “Bolivia” on it. While receiving my entry stamp into Bolivia, I asked if there was a bathroom that I could use, and with a chuckle, the Bolivian border agent told me no, there was no bathroom there. Welcome to Bolivia! [Read more…] about From the Atacama desert to Uyuni