2 Days in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia | Isla del Sol, the Incan Island | Indian Travel Couple
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- We stayed at Isla del Sol, the small island on Lake Titicaca, the largest lake in South America and the highest navigable lake (3800 m | 12000 ft) in the world.
Not just the geographical importance, Isla del Sol is also known for the Incan ruins spread across the island. It has an interesting legend, that the first 2 Incans, a male and a female were born on this island. It is said that the God Viracocha emerged from Lake Titicaca and created the first 2 Incans - Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo, on Isla del Sol.
Isla del Sol can be visited on a day trip from La Paz. However, we spent 2 days on the island to enjoy the amazing views of Lake Titicaca, the snow-peaked mountains of the Cordillera Real of the Andes mountain range, and the Incan ruins.
We took an early morning bus from La Paz to Copacabana. After lunch, we boarded the ferry to Isla del Sol from the port of Copacabana.
We stayed at a charming family-run eco-lodge in the southern part of the island and walked to Yumani, which has the highest human settlement on the island. The views, the ruins, and the warmth of the people made it an overall beautiful experience and we wish to come back in the future.
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La Paz, Bolivia Travel Planning Resources:
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:42 The Incan Legend of Isla del Sol
01:31 Bus from La Paz to Copacabana
03:44 Lunch in Copacabana
04:32 Ferry from Copacabana to Isla del Sol
05:09 Reaching Isla del Sol, Walk to Eco-lodge
07:12 Room Tour
07:46 Walk in the Yumani Pueblo
08:21 Sunset on Isla del Sol
09:04 Sunrise on Isla del Sol
09:18 Our experience on the island
10:54 Walk to the Yumani Port & Incan Ruins
13:10 Leaving for Copacabana
13:42 The Church of Copacabana
15:00 Bus to La Paz
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Wonderful views. Thank you for sharing
Thank you for watching!
Espectaculares vIsta del lago titicaca de Copacabana felicidades por lindas tomas el lago y el illimani al frente fantástico tomas me gustó el vídeo bienvenidos a mi país disfruten mucho su estadía.
¡Gracias! Nos encantaron las vistas y la historia de la isla.
bien venidos a mi pais hermanos hindus
Muchas Gracias ☺️ !
Ohhh so many nice memories came into the screen of my mind. Thank you for this nice images. Here is a bit of info:
There are many legends of how the Inka Empire was born, especially the story of Manko Qhapaq and Mama Oqllo, the most popular is the one christians popularised due to the similitude with the story of Adam and Eve of the Bible.
Pillcocaina (aymara orthography: Pillkukaina) is not an inka structure, and it dates way back in the past. According to modern archeologist it was most probably a fortress built by the tiawanaku culture. The Chinkana in the north of the island was not a palace, but was a grain storage facility. Most of the remaining ruins are not inka, but from previous cultures. The looting and destruction by the spaniards on the island was so fierce, that almost nothing from the inka period was left to posterity. At the Island of Q'oati, the so called Moon Island, they restored an old inkan residence for ñust'as (priestesses) of the ancient andean cult. It is not a big place but it gives glimplses of how the place was in the past. There is legend, that when the news of the murder of Atauwallpaq (Atahuallpa) spread across the Andes. The Mamakuna, the high priestess in charge of the Sun Island, immediately gathered all the gold and valuable objects of the sacred Island and put them on boats and shipped them to the deepest part of Lake Titikaka and threw all those treasures to the Water. Later when she came back to the Island she used her t'upu ( a traditional needle in the shape of a spoon) and pierced out her eyes so she couldn't see anymore, those who went with her did likewise. When the spanish arrived no one could point out where exactly they threw the treasures into the water, because they all couldn't see anymore......
Thank you again for sharing your knowledge and for explaining the legends. We heard about the history of the arrival of the Incas while there were earlier human settlements on the island (Tiwanaku?). They established the legends to make sense of the occupation. It is amazing how both the legends, the birth of the Incas and the legend of gold treasures connect with the history of occupation of the island. Thanks for clearing a couple of misconceptions, will try to put the details when we add the details to our blog, as we found there is a lack of literature on the specific places on the island and generalized as Incan ruins.
@@ParadiseCatchers You are welcome. Yes, you are right, there is not much information available. There have been serious historians and archeologists who have studied and written about preinca and Inca culture. The problem is that there are many self-declared experts who roam around historical places and spread their theories. Even in the intellectual level it is very sad that most of the experts come from western background, they don't speak our vernaculars nor do they understand andean culture from an andean perspective, but look at it through a western filter... Many times tourist guides or so called experts don't speak quechua or aymara nor do they understand the background of many things , so they make things up, tell a nice story, the tourist is happy with that nice story and those stories are repeated and taken for real after a time ....
So my humble approach, whenever possible, is to share my knowledge with those who want to look a bit deeper into the fruit than scratching only the peel
Can’t agree more. I have seen this happening sometimes in India as well sadly. Good thing that these discussions happen. Thank you for sharing your valuable insights.
@@ParadiseCatchers you are welcome... waiting to see your next videos. Have a nice and safe journey.