Category Archives: Copacabana

Aymara New Year

Posted on July 6, 2010 by sterlinggray

It all starts at about 3:30 in the morning. Three men dressed in red robes and warm hats blow instruments made of animal horns and a conch shell. Copacabana slowly ripples with energy, live bodies silently making their way from … Continue reading →

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La Isla del Sol and Tea with the English

Posted on July 2, 2010 by sterlinggray

Everything about La Isla del Sol is impressive. It was here that the Incan sun god Inti was born, and where his son, Manco Capac, came out of the cleft of a rock and gave birth to the Incan Empire. … Continue reading →

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God’s Guest

Posted on June 29, 2010 by sterlinggray

There is a small hill near Copacabana. It is called El Calvario – Calvary. Along the climb to the top, residents have built small waypoints representing the Stations of the Cross – the 14 traditional events beginning with the condemnation … Continue reading →

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