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Crossing of LAKE TITICACA To PERU (and vice versa)
| LA PAZ TO PUNO (PERU) BY CATAMARAN CRUISE SHIP AND BUS |
This crossing takes approximately 12 hours. Early departure from La Paz to the Port of Huatajata (47 miles) on asphalt road to board the cruise ship to Copacabana and passing through the Strait of Tiquina. The cruise ship stops at the Island of the Sun for a short visit. Continue on to Copacabana for lunch. And then by bus to Puno (via Yunguyo), Pomata, Juli and to your hotel in Puno. For estimate Quote click here |
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| LA PAZ TO PUNO VIA TIAHUANACO BY CAR |
The trip takes you along the Pan-American Highway, passing by Laja, where the city of La Paz was originally founded in 1548. After you go through a pass, with its great view of the Royal Andes Range, then visit Tiahuanaco ruins (the archaeological center of Bolivia). Continue to Guaqui (Peru) on the shores of Lake Titicaca and then to Desaguadero, a village on the border with Peru. There you cross the border, going through Immigration and then by road around Lake Titicaca. You will visit Ilave and Juli, towns that are interesting for their colonial style architecture; and the church of Pomata, with architectural treasures from the XVII and XVIII century. Then visit the ancient towns of Acora and Plateria, both popular for their reed boat building yards. Chucuito is the last stop before our final destination, the Peruvian port of Puno. Boxed lunch included.
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| Tiahuanaco Ruins |
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| LA PAZ TO PUNO VIA COPACABANA BY CAR: |
| The 4-hour portion from La Paz to Copacabana travels along a paved road and crosses the highlands of Bolivia. You pass by Huarina on the shores of Lake Titicaca, and onto Tiquina, where the paved road ends. Cross the strait in boats to continue on a gravel road to Copacabana. As you arrive, there is a spectacular view of the village, the church where the Dark Virgin of Copacabana is found, and the lake. You cross the border at Kasani, and enter at the town of Yunguyo. The road later joins onto Pomata, a town with an impressive colonial church. After visiting the Island of the Sun, continues to Ilave and Juli, towns with colonial architecture, then Acora and Plateria, popular for their reed boat industry. Lunch in Copacabana included. For estimate Quote click here |
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| LA PAZ TO COPACABANA BY HYDROFOIL: |
| Daily service except Sundays. Early departure on bus from La Paz to Huatajata, where you visit the Altiplano and Eco Museums. The trip goes by hydrofoil, visiting the Suruqui, the Island of the Sun (an important religious center of the Inca Empire) and continues to Copacabana. There you will see the Dark Virgin and Copacabana’s cathedral, which was built in colonial times. Lunch in Copacabana is included. |
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| Hydrofil & Lake |
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| Sail across the mighty ANDES between PERU and BOLIVIA |
| Sail Lake Titicaca, birthplace of Inca Nation and the world’s highest navigable lake. Follow 3 different programs for the crossing of the lake. |
| SLEEP ON THE LAKE (10Days/9Nights): |
| Tour starts in Lima, 1 night. Including transfers and city tour. Next day to Cuzco, 2 nights there. Transfers, city tour and near by ruins. Overnight at Machu Picchu, after a guided tour and lunch. Next day travel by train to Puno. Lunch on board. 2 nights there. Pick up from your hotel in Puno to start the crossing of the lake via catamaran. Overnight at the catamaran. Next day travel by bus to La Paz, transfer to your hotel. We will also offer a city tour and a visit to the Moon Valley during your stay in La Paz. Our services will end with a transfer to La Paz airport, for your flight back home or extensions. Package includes hotel 3 and 4 stars, catamaran ride, transfers and mentioned excursions. |
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| CATAMARAN CROSSING OF THE LAKE (9Days/8Nights): |
| Itinerary will be same as above, but the crossing of the lake will only be 1 day, leaving Puno at around 6:00 am. and arriving to your hotel in La Paz at 6:00 pm |
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| LAKE TITICACA-BOLIVIAN AND PERUVIAN SHORE (10Days/9Nights): |
| Itinerary will be same as Sleep on the Lake program, but the overnight will be in a hotel at Huatajata, a Bolivian port. |
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Tiwanaku architecture is characterized by large stones, weighing up to 100 tons, with stone cutting, squaring, dressing, and notching exceeding even the Inca in artisanship. The Tiwanaku art style is distinctive, and, together with the related Huari style, defines the Middle Horizon of Andean prehistory. Both of these styles seem to have been heavily influenced by that of the earlier Pukara culture in the northern Titicaca Basin.
The community grew to urban proportions between AD 600 and AD 800, becoming an important regional power in the southern Andes. At its maximum extent, the city covered approximately 5.0 square kilometers, and had as many as 40,000 inhabitants. Its unique art style is found in vast areas covering modern highland Bolivia, Peru and Argentina. |
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