La Paz to Lake Titicaca




Away from the tourist areas of La Paz, our hotel was in the middle of Mercado Buenos Aires, a huge street market.




Amanda samples coca tea at a La Paz café.




Broken bottles commonly top concrete walls in the developing world.  Beyond the wall is a flowering cactus and the La Paz skyline.




On the way to Peru, we stopped at Tiahuanaco/Tiwanaku - ruins of the capital of a large pre-Incan empire.  These portruding stones were carved into gods' heads.




On a structure known as the Sun Gate, a god is depicted with legions of followers on each side. 




A well-preserved statue at the same site. 




Across the border at the portside town of Puno, Peru, we happened upon a festive parade to honor the anniversary of a school's founding.




A particularly demonic fellow.




Demons, dancers, child in a bright wool cap, Inca Kola ad. 




The water taxi cruised past the Uros floating islands - they make their land, their houses, and their boats from Totora reeds. 




Today the reed boats are mainly used for ferrying tourists.




We took a sunset walk from our community tourist lodgings at Llachón.  Amanda with Sun Goddess aura.




It's getting dark, but look down carefully into these hilltop ruins and you'll see a circular altar and a bench.  Blood-red flowers dangle above.