Then we headed back to La Paz and met Liz- she wasn't able to take off as much time as everyone else but she was there for the best parts I think. We also got to meet her cousin who lives in La Paz and she introduced us to a lovely restaurant district where we enjoyed the first night back in La Paz.
The next day we went to Tiwanacu a major site close to La Paz- it is the main city of the biggest pre-Incan culture. Later that day we also went to the witches market which was very creepy- they had llama fetuses all over the place for sale for rituals. Linnea walked into one of he stores and saw women pulling apart llama fat as an offering to
pachamama, mother earth- eek!
After a day in La Paz we went to Copacabana which is on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca. We only had lunch there and then we took a boat ride to Isla del Sol where we spent the night. We also took a little side trip to Isla de la Luna, where there was an Incan temple for virgins- they used to keep them there before they sacrificed them- yikes!! The view was incredible and so was the trout but...that was pretty much it for the island.
The morning of the day that we left we did a hike from the north side of the island where we were staying to the south where there were supposed to be a"significant" archeologic site. The hike took about 4 hours- there were some truely incredible views becuase the backdrop of the lake is snow capped mountains but the water looks like deep carribean bluewater- quite the combination. However, the "archeologic site" wasn't so impressive, we saw the Sacred Rock- which we weren't able to differenciate from any other rock without guidance and there were some old Incan buildings that were falling apart...and that was it haha so the hike was definitely the highlight.
The next day we went to Tiwanacu a major site close to La Paz- it is the main city of the biggest pre-Incan culture. Later that day we also went to the witches market which was very creepy- they had llama fetuses all over the place for sale for rituals. Linnea walked into one of he stores and saw women pulling apart llama fat as an offering to pachamama, mother earth- eek! 
After a day in La Paz we went to Copacabana which is on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca. We only had lunch there and then we took a boat ride to Isla del Sol where we spent the night. We also took a little side trip to Isla de la Luna, where there was an Incan temple for virgins- they used to keep them there before they sacrificed them- yikes!! The view was incredible and so was the trout but...that was pretty much it for the island. 
The morning of the day that we left we did a hike from the north side of the island where we were staying to the south where there were supposed to be a"significant" archeologic site. The hike took about 4 hours- there were some truely incredible views becuase the backdrop of the lake is snow capped mountains but the water looks like deep carribean bluewater- quite the combination. However, the "archeologic site" wasn't so impressive, we saw the Sacred Rock- which we weren't able to differenciate from any other rock without guidance and there were some old Incan buildings that were falling apart...and that was it haha so the hike was definitely the highlight. 
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