6 Things to do in Copacabana, Bolivia!

View of downtown Copacabana from Cerro Calvario.

We were thankful to arrive in Copacabana, Bolivia after having a mix-up at immigration on the border of Peru and Bolivia. When we got off the bus at border control we thought everything was in order with our documents, but on the Peruvian side, they would not let us leave the country. You can read more about that in our post about Lessons Learned From a Border Crossing!

A view of Copacabana below from the top of Cerro Calvario.

We enjoyed the next couple of days relaxing in Copacabana after the border crossing fiasco! Copacabana is a beautiful town on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca, which is actually the highest navigable lake in the world. The word Copacabana comes from the Aymara language ‘Kota Kawana’ which means ‘view of the lake’, and was viewed very highly by the Inca, but when the Spaniards came, they turned this lake town into a pilgrimage site for Catholics. Which brings us to one of the first things you must see in Copacabana.  

Read more about Copacabana on Treasures of Traveling Website!

-- Luke Keeler