Lake Titicaca to La Paz, Bolivia

Today was a travel day again. We left the hotel around 8am, taking a lengthy bus ride to reach the hydrofoil.

Around noon, we reached our destination, Sun Island, where we had lunch, but first we had to "earn" it through a lo-o-ng hike up the hill.

We had a lovely buffet lunch outdoors on the lawn, with a beautiful view of the lake.

When we got back on the hydrofoil, Henry asked the captain for a favor...

Even though we were on the lake that is bigger than the country of Puerto Rico, the captain said, "Don't hit anything!"

After another 90 minutes on the hydrofoil, passing through the narrow Straits of Tiquina, we reached Huatajata, Bolivia. At Huatajata, we visited the museum of the Limachi family, builders ofthe RA II and Tigris boats for Thor Heyerdahl's voyages.

At Huatajata, we boarded our bus for La Paz, the highest capital city on earth.

We saw wonderful snow-covered mountains (glaciers?) along the route.

As we approached the city, we saw more and more people along the way. Most of the women wear several skirts and sweaters, giving them a rotund appearance. They often wear long aprons over their clothing.

The only way into La Paz was from the top, spiraling downhill to the main part of the city. (The more expense homes are the lower ones; the ones on the hill less expensive.)

We arrived in La Paz just in time for dinner at the hotel.