Tag Archives: Lake Titicaca

Lewis gets sea-sick and misses seeing Taquile!

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Did you know that cats aren’t very good with water? Well that’s precisely what happened to Lewis the Lion when he caught the boat early in the morning from Amantani bound for Taquile. He’d had the freshest, saltiest egg sandwich … Continue reading →

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Lewis has a home-stay on the Island of Amantani

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Helen Molloy

The day before Lewis the Lion visited the island of Amantani for his home stay with one of the families from the community, the tour guide had advised him to take a gift for his host family. Ideally, that gift … Continue reading →

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Lewis the Lion visits some floating islands

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion and Helen were picked up early one morning by a lovely lady, Rosa, who taxied them down to Puno port. As they sat in the sunshine waiting for their boat to be ready, Lewis marvelled at all … Continue reading →

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Lewis leaves Bolivia for Peru

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion woke up early one morning to travel to yet another South American country: Peru. Of course, Lake Titicaca was divided between the two countries of Bolivia and Peru and Lewis was now keen to discover what the … Continue reading →

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Lewis the Lion chances upon an island’s feast day

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Helen Molloy

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)

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Helen Molloy

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)

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Helen Molloy

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

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Helen Molloy

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

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Helen Molloy

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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