Copacabana and Lake Titicaca

The year 2014 started great! My dear friend Sara finally arrived to Bolivia and I'm more than glad to have her here :) 

Our first trip together was to the town of Copacabana and the lake Titicaca.

This place is told to be sacred, people go there to do traditional rituals to get luck and fortune in life, it was the perfect way to start the year. 

We climed to the little hill El Calvario. It was hard for both of us to climb up, because of the altitude, but we made it. The way up was also interested because to get on the top you have to follow twelve crosses that are each a momemorial of one of Christ's life events, the religious spirit could really be felt. Once we got to the top we lightened six candels, all from different colours which all had a different meaning. For example red for love, green for work, blue for study etc. Luckily we got help from two cute local girls who new all about the traditions and they showed us how to do it right. 

The views from El Calvario were amazing. The lake Titicaca is one of the biggest in the world and it really looks like a sea, because it's endless! The water was blue and clear, it was beautiful. We just sat on the hill and stared the view for hours, until we realized that we should head back before the last bus to La Paz leaves.