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November 10, 2005
A Long Ride Into Bolivia
We woke up as the bus was arriving in Puno. Soon we were off the bus and the agent was desperately trying to find us another bus to get us to Copacabana, Bolivia. After an hour or so she found one and we had our tickets in hand.
We reached the border at about 9:00 and it was easy enough. Border crossings are getting easier and easier. There were quite a few tourists who you could tell it was their first time. When we were getting our Bolivian stamps several people had to walk back into Peru to get an exit stamp because they didn’t know they needed one. Also, a girl with both a British and Australian passport had a fit because the immigration officer made her fill out a new form because she used her Australian passport but had put her nationality as British on all her original form. It didn’t seem like an outlandish request to me but she wasn’t happy.
It was only another 8km to Copacobana where we will be staying for at least the next 2 days. We picked out the best hotel in the Lonely Planet guide under the “Splurge!” section. We need it. I’ve also had a stomach virus for the last few days and I need some R&R time.
We walked up to the Cupula Hotel which sat at the base of a hill overlooking gigantic Lake Titicaca. It turned out the only room they had left was the honeymoon suite. When I asked how much it was the guy seemed embarrassed when he said it would be $32 a night. I understood why. On our way up to the hotel there were guys offering rooms for $5 a night. We said we wanted to take a look at it and decide. Behind us another couple had just arrived with backpacks and it was obvious they were going to take it if we turned it down.
Once we walked into the room we were was sold. The owner of the place happened to be there and he showed us around. Take a look at some of the pictures of the place on our photo page. There are huge stained glass windows looking directly out towards the lake. We also have a few hammocks and a table right outside. For $32 a night you couldn’t get a Motel 6 in the U.S. and looking at it like that we both decided it was a great deal.
He left the key and I headed out to a hammock to test it out. We are at such high elevation in Bolivia´s altiplano
We had dinner at the hotel tonight. It was the first thing I had eaten in 24 hours. Hopefully, I’ll start feeling better soon. After dinner we retired to our room and got a good night’s sleep.
Posted by Peter Mork at November 10, 2005 1:44 PM
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