SANTIAGO DE OKOLA

SCENIC, CULTURAL AND RELAXATION TOUR Meet the famous dragon-shaped mountain known by the same name, located 143 km. from the city of La Paz, in the town of Santiago de Okola, Quilima, where the most mystical lithic beaches of Lake Titicaca are. From the top of the dragon you can appreciate one of the most impressive views of Lake Titicaca, the snowy Illampu and its surroundings. On the hill there are giant stones in which cave paintings can even be seen. Once you descend from the mountain you can enjoy the soft white sand beaches that are in the place, as well as a beautiful sunset.

During our visit we can also visit the small Tortoise Island, a tourist attraction that belongs to the municipality of Carabuco, where there is a rocky mountain that rises from the waters of Titicaca. It is named for its particular profile that recalls a huge shell and its head, where different rock formations are observed; One of them is Tortuga Island, which is located on the shores of the lake, connected to the land by a narrow line of sand. Its shape is reminiscent of a turtle and it is located near the Community of Sisasani, which also belongs to the municipality of Carabuco.

PACHA TREK

The Pacha Trek route 'Walking with the Kallawayas' is a tourist product that involves four communities of Kallawaya origin: Quta Pampa, Caluyo, Chacarapi and Chari, which belong to the municipality of Charazani and are located within the Apolobamba National Integrated Management Natural Area . Its objective is to provide a tourism experience that links culture and the conservation of biodiversity, contributing to improve the economy of the communities. The project has the support of the Autonomous Municipal Government of Charazani, the Wildlife Conservation Society and the National Bioculture and Climate Change Program.

The Pacha Treck route goes even further, as the visitor can verify for himself, it allows him to share with the families of the communities a unique experience of coexistence in daily life. The special mention received by the 2017 Sustainable Tourism Award recognizes the value of community biocultural tourism because it is contributing not only to improving the economy of families, but also to connecting the urban population with nature and the Kallawaya culture.

RED APTHAPI

Community tourism where you will appreciate the pre-Columbian cultures, the way of life in the Andean society, nature and the magic of the landscapes that the wonderful Lake Titicaca offers you. Activities: interpretation circuit on the Andean worldview on the Isla de la Luna, visit to typical houses of the Isla de la Luna community (Coati), traditional fishing, community snacks (Apthapi).

Location: Lake Titicaca: Isla del Sol, Isla de la Luna and Sahuiña

Community: Challapampa (Island of the Sun), Coati (Island of the Moon) and Sahuiña (10 minutes from Copacabana)

Services: Lodging, food, local guides, transportation by boat

ROUTE: Copacabana – Sampaya Community- Island of the Moon- Copacabana

Since ancient times, the Copacabana peninsula was considered a strategic access site to the sacred islands of Titicaca (sun and moon), from where you have an impressive view of the sacred lake. In the Islands of the Sun and the Moon there are ancient remains of the Chiripa and Tiwanacu and Inca cultures. However, the Incas were the ones who turned the peninsula and the islands of the Sun and the Moon into a gigantic sacred pilgrimage sanctuary.

This peninsula acquires its singular importance for enclosing a series of archaeological relics and architecture of small populated centers that have overcome the barrier of time, in the case of the community of Sampaya, a site that, in addition to offering a spectacular landscape of nature and views of the lake, impresses with its residential architecture of its houses (stone and straw), these seem to have stopped in time.

The island of the Moon is the symbol of the feminine and fertility, it is the dual complement in the Andean worldview. Its maximum archaeological representation is the legacy of the "Acllawasi or Iñac Uyu", an Inca ceremonial center where a large number of girls from the Inca culture were concentrated for their training in the arts and trades related to women, and they had to remain virgins (they were the chosen women of the Sun).

URU CHIPAYA

"L'histoire de notre peuple est recontée de loin, avant meme que le soleil n'existe, les Uru Chipayas existaient déjà", declared Edgar Lazaro Lopez. Il raconte ainsi la légende de l'origine de cette civilization millénaire, considere comme la plus ancienne de la région et l'une de celles qui a le mieux préservé sa culture malgré le passage du temps, la colonisation, la migration, le déracinement et the modernity

"Au début, il n'y avait pas d'Aymaras, avant (Christophe) Colomb, ils sont venus par ici et nous avons continued à migrer jusqu'à trouver un autre territoire", ajoute le jeune indigène, gardien d'un petit Complexe touristique communautaire built dans un point de leur territoire d'origine.

Les Uru sont l'une des 36 nations indigènes originaires qui composen l'État plurinational de Bolivia. Aujourd'hui, this civilization transcends the delimited frontiers after the Spanish conquest. Three groups of the Uru nation - the Uru Chipaya, Uru Murato and Uru Iruito - live on the Bolivian territory, in the Oruro département, located south of the western margin of the country. Tandis que les Uru Chullunis occupant des îles flottantes à Puno, dans le voisin Pérou.

And after a certain time, the inhabitants ont également placé leur espoir dans le tourisme. Ils reçoivent des visiteurs dans une sorte de copropriété composée de maisons traditionnelles, et ce sont les membres de la communauté eux-mêmes qui fournissent de la nourriture et des visites guidees aux voyageurs. Edgar Lazaro assumes many responsibilities.