From the Bolivia beach town of Copacabana on the shore of Lake Titicaca we hiked 12 miles to the small town of Yampupata. There we hired a rowboat to take us to Isla del Sol.

While there are few boats, Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable body of water in the world. The tranquility of the pristine waters make for a magical surrounding.

The agricultural lifestyle on the island has remained unchanged for hundreds of years. There are no cars and the people live in simple adobe huts with thatched roofs.

We visited with some children on the beach.

The daily routine.

At the far end of the island are Inca ruins. One of several Inca myths holds that the Sun rose up out of the Lake here and created the first Inca people Manco Kapac and Mama Ocllo. Between the three small islands in the background a sunken city with vast treasures was discovered and later explored by Jacque Cousteau.

What remains of the buildings.

Ceremonial, possibly sacrificial, table.

The small town of Challapampa where we stayed the second night on the island. We ate fresh trout from the lake every day.

A beautiful sunrise on day 3 and a gorgeous view to the east of Illampu and Ancohuma where we hiked the previous week..