The waterfront at Copacabana

Challapampa Village

Challapampa beach, with the Cordillera Real behind

Mother and Child

Challapampa from the ridge line

The sacred site of Chincana, with the Titicaca Rock towards the right

The ‘Mesa de Sacrificio’ – an alter on which animal and perhaps human sacrifices were made

Sacred stone circles

Thunder storms brewing

Afternoon light

Sunset

Sunset

Isla del Sol – a sacred place for the Incas and rich in mythology.  Inca tradition believes that the creator god Virracocha arose from Lake Titicaca and created the Sun on the north of the island.  He also created Manco Capac and his wife Mama Ocllo, the ‘Adam and Eve’ of the Incas, who emerged from the Titicaca Rock and went on to form the Inca Nation from Cuzco.

I spent four days on the Island.  With no roads or vehicles, and small population of farmers and fisherman scattered around the coast, it is an enchanting and idyllic place.