Gorgeous views from Isla del Sol

I feel very remiss in not writing about Lake Titicaca* earlier (*as we were instructed – to be pronounced ‘kar-kar’ not ‘ka-ka’ which sounds pretty unpleasant in Spanish!). We’ve just been enjoying ourselves too much:).
First the factual bits: Lago Titicaca sits at an elevation of 3812m and is famous for being the ‘highest navigable lake’ in the world and the largest lake in South America at 8300 sq km. It’s shores straddle both Peru and Bolivia and it’s the ancestral land of ancient and prevailing Andean cultures including the Quechuas, Aymaras, Uros, Pajaces and Puquinas. In Andean folklore, Titicaca is the birthplace of the sun.
After a few weeks travelling through the Peruvian mountains and cordillera, riding along the glistening shoreline of Lake Titicaca was also a very welcome change of scenery. The views just kept getting more beautiful the further south we rode and the Bolivian side of the lake was definitely our favourite (so my advice is to read this post from the bottom up!).
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