Max Cortesi contributed to Atlas Obscura; Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca. Isla del Sol (Island of the Sun) is a small island in Bolivia’s Lake Titicaca. On the northern side of the island is Chincana, an Incan settlement now in ruins. The Chincana ruins bear testimony to the island’s rich pre-Columbian…
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We MUST do something to remediate the pollution that destroys nature of Titicaca Lake
Along with the Cerro Rico of Potosi, the Madidi Park, and the Titicaca Lake are the most famous sites that Bolivia has. All three of them are under serious peril, and this government does nothing to stop/prevent this! The above is the opinion of Bolivian Thoughts. El Diario, sadly, reports: In the absence of protection…
Reconstructing ancient skulls in Tiahuanaco, Bolivia
Tiahuanaco or Tiwanacu was an ancient civilization that had developed impressive and massive building construction, technique that was absorbed by the Incas, when I was in Cuzco, was pleasantly surprised when the tour guide mention that fact. The above opinion is from Bolivian Thoughts. EFE reports via Al Dia Culture: Reconstructing ancient skulls in Bolivia…
Bolivia and Peru are failing horrendously with Lake Titicaca, WTH!!!?
El Diario reports: Community members afflicted by stain in Titicaca The community members of the extensive body of water near Pata Patani Island, south of the sacred lake, are distressed because a stain appeared that was possibly caused by environmental pollution. The fact resembles what happened in 2015, when a contaminated “stain” of water, but…
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…
Bolivia: Discover the mysteries of the Witches’ Market in South America’s intriguing city
Nick Boulos repots for Express: Bolivia: Discover the mysteries of the Witches’ Market in South America’s intriguing city INSPIRED by the new Star Wars movie, Nick Boulos experiences the out-of-this-world landscapes of Bolivia. With not a soul to be seen all the way to the horizon and the silence almost deafening, the red picnic table…
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