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Isla del Sol

Isla del Sol is a three hour boat ride from Copacabana. On there are ancient Inca ruins and some spectacular views. A seven kilometer hike takes us from the north end to the south end. I´m slowly aclimating to the high altitude here, 13000 ft (3800 m). The Inca Trail is just a few days...

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paco on October 21 from Isla del Sol, Bolivia

from the travel blog: High-Altitude Peru

Border Crossing

It´s time to leave Puno, and Peru. We hop on a bus to Copacabana, just on the other side of the Peru-Bolivia border. Once we get there we learn there is a change in policy to Americans entering Bolivia. The border guards politely ask for a $135 visa application fee and I politely decline....

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paco on October 20 from Copacabana, Bolivia

from the travel blog: High-Altitude Peru

Events that make life what it is....

We soon approached a steep icy slope. This slope had much less snow on it and now it was a true test of the strength of our crampons. We needed durability in these babies, they could save us from a fall down the icy slope. This section was steeper, with less snow, so now it was a situation in...

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kipmaddog on October 20 from La Paz, Bolivia

from the travel blog: adventures from down south

Skint!

The train journey to Tupiza was quite pleasant, with lots of nice, but dry, scenery on the way. This southern part of Bolivia is so dusty that we needed to keep the windows of the train shut to avoid getting grit in our mouths and eyes. Joanne was looking forward to leaving her contact lenses...

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shedden on October 18 from Tupiza, Bolivia

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Goodbye Argentina, Hello Bolivia!

We caught quite an early bus from Humahuaca to make sure that we would not miss the train from the border to Tupiza; Bolivia has actually kept its trains, rather than letting all that investment go to waste in pursuit of the car and the American Dream, as the rest of South America appears to...

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shedden on October 17 from Villazon, Bolivia

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

And the summit attempt.....

I"m awoken, well not really awoken, since sleep never came. The only thing that truly did was the howling of the wind and the iciness in my toes as I lay in my thin sleeping-bag, trying at every moment to sleep and get comfortable. Well, yeah...that didnt exactly happen. The two Chinsee guys...

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kipmaddog on October 17 from La Paz, Bolivia

from the travel blog: adventures from down south

Internet Cafes in La Paz

You walk into an internet cafe. By the way, you"re in La, Paz Bolivia. The sign out front says "internet". You go in and ask to guy in your most broken Spanish if he has fast internet connection. No problem my friend he says. Alright, buddy I"ll try your "internet" cafe, but have already been to...

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kipmaddog on October 7 from La Paz, Bolivia

from the travel blog: adventures from down south

The beginning of the climb

So I walk out of the hotel at 850 sharp. I briskly walk to the agency to meet the manager at 9 am sharp, so he told me yesterday. I stand out front of the agency, its closed. So closed that iron gates are still holding tight to the ground in front on the door. 905 hits. Where the hell is this...

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kipmaddog on October 7 from La Paz, Bolivia

from the travel blog: adventures from down south

Conquering the Mountain

I had shopped around town for a bit. The word on the street was that there existed this god-like mountain called Huyana Potosi. The mountain was 6088 meters and supposedly, one of the easiest 6000+ mountains in the world. Sonce Ive been a kid I have always gotten altitude sickness, but...

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kipmaddog on October 6 from La Paz, Bolivia

from the travel blog: adventures from down south

Lake Titticaca and then the Craziness of La Paz

I arrived at Lake Titticaca after an exhausting border crossing. I had to get about 6 different papers and stamps, a couple of pat downs by Bolivian Officers, and of course the 134 dollar enterance fee for U.S. citizens. but hey I"m not involved: the U.S. charges these poor Bolivians to enter...

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kipmaddog on October 1 from La Paz, Bolivia

from the travel blog: adventures from down south

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