Taking part in a cha´lla. This ritual blessing for the apus (moutain spirits) required us to sprinkle our bikes tires (normally done on a vehicle) before beginning our descent. It is to ensure that the achachilas (ancestor spirits who live in the mountains) look after us. Then, our guide suggested we drink it. It was about 90% proof and not that tasty!
A view of the most dangerous road in the world. You can see a pull over for vehicles but often right of way disputes were the cause of many accidents!
I couldn´t smile. I was too focused on the road and not crashing!
You can see the drop offs here. Thankfully we didn´t see them as we were biking. Only on our way home did we have time to actually see what we were getting into!
Giagantic bag of popcorn in Copacabana. We were there for the festival.
Little boy in Copacabana.
The view from Cerro Calvario above Copacabana. We hiked up here to watch the sunset over Lake Titicaca and gota great view of Copacabana beach.
At the ferry crossing on our way to La Paz.
Aimey pointing to our bus. We had to get off and take a ferry across the lake. If you look closely you can see that our bus is floating on a barge. We were just thankful that it, along with our belongings, made it across!
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