2005: Lake Titikaka

The next morning, Tuesday, February 15, we woke early in order to leave the Rosario Hotel in La Paz at 5:30 AM. The day's destination: Lake Titikaka, an hour and a half drive away.

Night had turned the earth cold and it was frigid when we ventured outdoors. Ray and I settled onto the bus and we watched from the windows as vendors set out their wares. Soon the market area around our hotel would be prepared for another day.

We both could have used more sleep. Yet, our local guide, Gloria Maldonado, was a bubbling, energetic and ... (more)

Some dwellings on Isla del Sol

Hello there.
What a beauty this one is!

Tortora Reed Boats
Isla del Sol (Island of the Sun) Lake Titikaka

Inka terraces with native plantings
It was a real treat to see the variety of colorful plantings.

Tortora Reed Boat for tourists
What strikes me most about this photo is the amazing colors of Lake Titikaka.

Villagers of Challapampa greet us
The women presented us with these colorful leis.

Villagers of Challapampa greet us
The men played music and danced for us.

A small boy enjoys the show
The hats are decorated with feathers from the Amazon region.

Traditional dancer's
The white skirt-like wrap represents corn husks

Child's Curiosity
This is one of the boats we used to get to the other side of Sun...

Isla del Sol
Inka terraces to the right.

One of the many islands on Lake Titikaka
Many of the islands had beautiful sandy beaches.

View of Lake Titikaka from Isla del Sol
This view is from the north side of Isla del Sol, just after...

Blessing ceremony

Blessing the offering

Here the offering is being burned

Ruins on Isla del Sol
This is near the spot where, according to Inka legend the creator god,...

View of Lake Titikaka from Isla del Sol

Late afternoon.
This is the terrain we walked through on the way back to Challapampa.

Late afternoon walk

Flowering potato plants

View of Lake Titikaka from Isla del Sol
Our walking path lies between stone walls that separated the fields where...

Another view from Isla del Sol

Farmland on Isla del Sol

Native crops and handicrafts
A drop spindle is next to some undyed wool (probably alpaca)and gold...

Village woman

Evening entertainment

article published 01/02/2006

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