Isla del Sol, Bolivia
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What is Isla del Sol
Isla del Sol ("Island of the Sun") is the largest island on Lake Titicaca, and part of Bolivian territory. An ancient holy site of the Inca, it's easily reachable from Copacabana.
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lonelyplanet.com
"Isla del Sol is an island in the southern part of Lake Titicaca."
en.wikipedia.org
"A village of about four hundred people, Indians chiefly, on the shore of Lake Titicaca, province of Omasuyos, in northern Bolivia."
en.wikipedia.org
"Paleoclimate studies indicate that around 3100 BC the level of Lake Titicaca would have been as much as 85 m (279 ft) lower than modern conditions, but that it had reached near modern levels by about 2000 BC. [17] [18] [19] Thus, at 2200 BC lake levels were probably lower than at present."
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"The swaying reeds on the water's shore provided the material for the first boats on Lake Titicaca, and today there are still a few craftsmen who remember how to make boats from reeds, as their ancestors did."
frommers.com
"I'm going to Peru this summer, including the Lake Titicaca area."
lonelyplanet.com
"Wildland Adventures visits both the pre-Inca site at Tiwanaku and the Inca ruins on Lake Titicaca's Isla del Sol (USD1,970; www.wildland.com."
nationalgeographic.com
"Home > Destinations > Central and South America > South America > Bolivia > Lake Titicaca > Attractions > Isla del Sol & Isla de la Luna."
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"Lake Titicaca is believed to be the birthplace of the Incas, and for many years, this city was one of the holiest of the Inca Empire."
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"Covering some 8300 square kilometers, Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in South America, not counting Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela ,which is connected to the sea by a strait."
wikitravel.org
"Inca legend says that Viracocha, the bearded god who created the universe, emerged from the waters of Lake Titicaca and created the sun at this location."
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freuman from USA wrote about Lake Titicaca one year, 8 months ago
One of the most interesting and amazing places I've ever seen: the Uros tribe live on floating islands that are hand made out of nothing but reeds! If you are in Peru, this is a must see.
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