Copacabana - Bolivia
09/30/05
Our time in Bolivia had come to an end, our next move was to get to Puno, in Peru. The bus though, did a one hour stop in Copacabana (3,800 meters high), a sunny town ...
... on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca, on the border with Peru.
But in this Copacabana there is no samba, beaches or small bikinis. In the 16th century, miracles began happening after the town was presented with a statue of the Virgin Mary, and since that time, Copacabana slowly became the destination for pilgrims from all over the country. Today the Virgin is the patron saint of Bolivia and it can be seen in the huge sparkling white Cathedral built between 1668 and 1678.
Panoramic of the Cathedral
The town is a base for visiting the Titicaca, so it is used to receive not only pilgrims but also tourists from all over the world. The street is very animated with colorful food stalls and religious souvenir shops.
Around 1 pm we departed from Copacabana, crossed the border, and arrived in Puno by the end of the day, around 5 pm.
After checking in the hotel we went on the main street for a stroll.
Our time in Bolivia had come to an end, our next move was to get to Puno, in Peru. The bus though, did a one hour stop in Copacabana (3,800 meters high), a sunny town ...
... on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca, on the border with Peru.
But in this Copacabana there is no samba, beaches or small bikinis. In the 16th century, miracles began happening after the town was presented with a statue of the Virgin Mary, and since that time, Copacabana slowly became the destination for pilgrims from all over the country. Today the Virgin is the patron saint of Bolivia and it can be seen in the huge sparkling white Cathedral built between 1668 and 1678.
Panoramic of the Cathedral
The town is a base for visiting the Titicaca, so it is used to receive not only pilgrims but also tourists from all over the world. The street is very animated with colorful food stalls and religious souvenir shops.
Around 1 pm we departed from Copacabana, crossed the border, and arrived in Puno by the end of the day, around 5 pm.
After checking in the hotel we went on the main street for a stroll.
posted by Adriano and Angie | 6:00 AM
1 Comments:
are we going to meet-up in Bolivia, or Patagonia? in 2006?
doris
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