May 12, 2009
- 8:00 am depart Puno
- 10:00 am Peru/Bolivia border
- 12:00 pm arrive Copacabana
- 1:30 depart Copacabana
- 5:30 pm La Paz
- Hostel
We left this morning at 7:30 am from Puno to La Paz via Copacabana near Lake Titicaca. I had preferred the faster, less scenic route but I am glad I went this way as the landscape with barren hills, snowcapped mountains, the sapphire blue lake, billowing clouds, rain, and Quechua communities made for some dramatic vistas.
After a short pit stop our bus entered a drab town of dirt roads and brown brick homes and businesses. Many of the people were Quechua people going about their business in the cold rain. But there were businesses: auto shops, internet, stores, repair shops. But the whole ensemble together made me feel happy. It was as if I were entering civilization and could orient myself to the community. Later I found out that it was simply the beginning of the sprawling suburbs of La Paz, a large city of little brown boxes nestled in a ravine. Curious thing what cities do for me.
May 13, 2009
- Mass
- Cathedral
- Walk
- Plaza Mendoza
- Museo de Arte
- Terminal de Buses
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