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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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Lewis the Lion gets his own Facebook page!

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Helen Molloy

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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Lewis the Lion’s Amazing Amazon Adventure (Part 2)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion woke up to the rhythmic sound of rain against the hut. It was a very wet day. After a delicious and filling breakfast, the group of adventurers were ready to go again on their exploration of the … Continue reading →

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Lewis’ Amazing Amazon Adventures (Part 1)

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis and Helen were accompanied down to the River Beni by the lovely travel agent. The day was overcast and yet there was a hive of activity from the boats by the side of the river. There was no landing … Continue reading →

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Lewis flies into the jungle

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion was so excited. He couldn’t believe this was really happening. He was about to fulfil another one of his life-time dreams. He was about to fly off to the Bolivian side of the Amazon Rainforest! So he … Continue reading →

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