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Now, we are going to
the Titicaca lake area. At a height of 3810 meters
above sea level Titicaca Lake is the highest
navigable watercourse in the world, having an area
of ca. 8400 km2.
Starting from La
Paz, there are two ways to enter in Peru by the
Titicaca lake area, through Copacabana passing by
the Tiquina strait or through Desaguadero passing on
Tiwanaku. In the picture, an aerial view of the
Titicaca area, from the Lima - São Paulo Varig
flight.
We choose entering
passing through Tiwanaku, that is a pre-inca
archeological center. Tiwanaku is located on
Bolivia, at 70 km from La Paz and at 10 km of the
Titicaca border (latitude 16º33'18, longitude
68º40'25). 
Tiwanaku reached its
apogee between 500 and 900 AD. In the Picture, the
entrance of the Kalasasaya temple. 
The external wall of
the Kalasasaya temple. 
One of the main
sculpture is the Ponce monolith located inside the
temple. 
Another important
piece of the temple is the "Portal del Sol"
Gateway of the Sun. 
In Tiwanaku there
are several sculpted faces, they represent different
civilizations, even of other continent. It seems
that the America was not discovered by Columbus. Not
even, he was the first to cross the oceans. 
After visiting
Tiwanaku we entered in Peru for Desaguadero. There
is a lot of people here and we felt some insecurity.
Perhaps because it was previous day of the
Copacabana party. Anyway be very careful with your
belongings and avoid the loaders of luggages. Here,
we had the first contact with the lake. 
The trip from
Desaguadero to Yunguyo was taken with a small bus
(about 2 hours). We decided to stay two days in
Yunguyo because this city is my friend's birthplace
Leliz. 
Around Yunguyo you
can find a beach called Queñuani, showed at the
side. 
Antônio (Leliz's
brother), Leliz, Leandro, Andrez (Lelis's father)
and Sandra on Queñuani beach. 
Some fishermen boats
on the Queñuani beach. 
On central square of
the Yunguyo downtown you can eat ceviche that is a
raw fish with lemon, pepper and potato, typical of
this region. Ceviche should be eaten in the morning,
when the fish is fresh. In the picture, me eating a
delicious ceviche. 
Near to Yunguyo
(Peru) there is another little city called
Copacabana (Bolivia). We visited Copacana on August
06, exactly in the party day of the Copacabana
virgin. On this day the small city is full of people
that comes from close areas, mainly from La Paz. 
In the picture a
typical taxi of the Titicaca region. 
The most important
city of the Titicaca area is Puno. In the picture
the central cathedral of Puno. 
Near to Puno
(ca. 50 km) you find a wonderful place called
Sillustani. The place is an Inca cemetery. 
The tumbs
"Chulpas" measure 15 meters of height. See me
on the base of the tombs. 
You will stay hours
looking at the wonderful landscape. Sillustani is
the best tour of the Titicaca area. 
In Sillustani you
can find winter clothes and rudimentary craft. 
Some alpacas on the
landscape near Sillustani.
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