Monthly Archives: July 2012

Lewis the Lion chances upon an island’s feast day

Lewis the Lion was an extraordinarily lucky lion as he happened to be staying on la Isla del Sol – the Sun Island, when it was the feast day of the villagers’ patron saint, St Anthony of Padua. His feast … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion visits the island of the Incas, l’Isla del Sol (Sun Island)

About an hour’s ride away from La Isla de la Luna is la Isla del Sol (the Sun Island), the biggest of Lake Titicaca’s islands with approximately 2000 inhabitants. (Many of which are of the traditional Aymara communities. Lewis the … Continue reading

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Lewis visits La Isla de la Luna (Moon Island)

One drizzly morning, Lewis the Lion woke up early to catch a boat to two of the most important islands on Lake Titicaca: la Isla del Sol (Sun Island) and la Isla de la Luna (Moon Island). Both islands were … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion visits the Catholic Pilgrimage Site of Copacabana

When Lewis the Lion first heard about the town Copacabana in Bolivia, he was surprised. He’d always associated the name Copacabana with the famous beach in Rio de Janeiro (as well as a cheesy Barry Manilow song that Helen sometimes … Continue reading

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Lewis arrives at the highest lake in the world, Lake Titicaca

Lewis the Lion was quite chuffed with the coach company he’d bought his bus ticket from. Not only was it a very reasonable price at 38 Bolivianos, but the coach even came to pick him up at his hostel! That … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion gets his own Facebook page!

Little by little, you can see that Lewis the Lion is getting more technical as his journey around the world continues. This time he has created his own Facebook page which you can ‘Like.’ Here he hopes to give you … Continue reading

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