139-kilometer walk over about three days to the sanctuary of Copacabana | 139 kilómetros en unos tres días hasta el santuario de Copacabana

By Vision 360: Holy Week Navy soldiers will provide security and health support to pilgrims in Copacabana “The surface units, with full crews, are ready to carry out lake patrols,” the Armed Forces announced. Navy personnel in Copacabana. Photo: ABI Archive The Navy will deploy special groups to reinforce security and provide medical assistance to…

The curious customs of Copacabana, the original one!

Jenny Adams for the BBC: The curious customs of Copacabana On Lake Titicaca’s southern edge, Copacabana, Bolivia, is famed for an ancient relic, miracles and a religious rite that includes showering new cars in cold beer. My first thoughts were that Copacabana, Bolivia, looks a lot like Italy’s Amalfi Coast. From a distance, across the…

Bolivian Heritage 101: The floating islands of the Lake of the Incas

Ivone Juarez reports for Pagina Siete: The floating islands of the Lake of the Incas They were built by the community of Copacabana to complement the tourist attraction represented by the blue waters of the sacred lake. Each island has its characteristic to delight the visitor. The mystical waters of Lake Titicaca that the Incas…

Bolivia: The white city shines

NZ Herald reports: Bolivia: The white city shines In the first half of my Bolivian adventure we traversed all the sights of La Paz, and acclimatised to the 3500 metres induced altitude, caught a Bolivian Airlines jet to the fast-growing town of Uyuni, took a four wheel drive onto the Salar salt flats for lunch,…