Isla del Sol in Lake Titicaca, Copacabana

Written by Christian Jessen - March 18, 2009 @ 18:18:09 - 1 Comment »

Lake Titicaca is among the highest navigable lakes in the world, with its altitude of 3820 meter above sea level. It’s a huge lake that’s more than 230 km long, 97 km wide and has a lot of amazing history. The Incas believe that their first emperor rose from the Titicaca rock (Rock of the [...]


Carnival in Oruro, la Diablada

Written by Christian Jessen - February 27, 2009 @ 18:56:57 - 1 Comment »

This weekend was the big carnival in Oruro, la Diablada, one of the biggest carnivals in the world. We left Sucre Thursday night, and got to the apartment we were staying in at Friday morning. Since it was impossible to book a hostel (we tried several times, but each time they cancelled our booking), we [...]