The Julsa bus from Arequipa was nowhere near as cool as Cruz el Sur. Compact is the word. It took us to Puno, Peru on Lake Titicaca where we changed buses to go to Copacobana, Bolivia on the south shore of the lake. Or so we thought... 15km shy of Copacobana, the bus pulls over in Yunguno, the border town in Peru. We are directed to get our exit stamps, fill in Bolivian entry forms, etc. Then presumably back on the bus.
Nope.
Instead we are handed our bags and instructed to walk over the border to Bolivia and check in with immigration and customs there. Where the bus will meet us?
Nope.
So into a taxi we went.
Highlight of this stay was the views from the Calvario, the nearby mountain-hill (depends on if you ask me or Mick what it was - my lungs maintain it was a mountain since it sits at 4000+m above sea level, although we didn´t have to climb 3800 of those meters). Unfortunately, although we climbed it with ample time to catch the sunset over the lake, the clouds rolled in and I got the shakes I was so cold with the wind up there.
Although there wasn´t tons to do in Copacobana, I really liked it. Lots of streets to wander around, open air markets and obligatory plazas around, etc.
Trivia fact of the day - they have their cars blessed at the main cathedral twice a day, decorating them with flowers and ribbons and what not.
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