Puno-Copacabana-Tiwanaku and finally La paz...again

PUNO - COPACABANA PICS

After Machu Picchu I did a traditional Titi Kaka route  through Puno, Copacabana, Isla del Sol a La Paz.
Puno ( still Peru) is known for the floating islands, which were very beautiful but too touristy...there are 44 artificial islands made of floating reeds, where  300 families live, suffering from rheumatism, lack of higene and lack of life choices. We spoke with one guy who at the beginning welcomed us with a warm smile in his colorful uniform and started a chat " how proud I am to be Uros living in this beautiful island", but when profoundly interviewed by a curious guy from Madrid and me he admitted that this life is not a life at all , he doesn´t want it to his children and he would love to settle down on a firm land, but he can not afford it.....as sad as that is the reality of one of the main attractions of Peru.

I didn´t spend much time in Puno, I went to Copacabana where I was lucky to be exactly  when there was some kinf of Mother Virgin Celebration and city was filled with dancing cholitas, people dressed as dragons, music bands and beer ....

 I was very tired...but I couldn´t miss it ! there is a video when I (with all my gringoness ) am dancing together with 50 or so traditionaly dressed cholitas. One of them became my official master and was showing me steps, speaking sth in quechua which I couldn´t understand and finally afterwards gave me a sip of the "artist´s beer" .... it was fun !

I also visited   Isla del Sol, and I am actually thinking of comming back , as it is a paradise ! I went there alone, which was a little bit sad - no people with whom to share its beauty - but I took my music with me and it was an awesome idea! for the first time, since I don´t know when, I was listening to my jazzy - funky instead of cumbia, reggaeton, salsa or other south american stuff...really nice feeling...

All of the above sounds very good....axcept of the fact that in beautiful Copacabana I lost most of my digital personality ...my photo memorries from my trip...as my hard drive was stolen ! because of the f**** quality of internet connection in Bolivia I didn´t upload much ...basically just the stuff that is on a blog...so I found lack of my hardrive in mu bag as a total disaster, and was really sad about it, but than I remembered some buddist statements and words of the shaman from La Paz , who after loosing one of the feathers he was supposed to use in his mountain cerremony didn´t start to complain or worry, but  said calmly " If I lost it it means it was ment to be "...remembering this attitude I felt really much better and started taking new pics.
There are fortunately some people who have coppy of some of my pics I asked them to send me what they have and with their help I hope to be able to prepare you a slide show when I come back....keep your fingers crossed.
Right now I am in La Paz...again :)
I visited Tiwanaku which I wanted to visit for a long time - great dissapointment, and Valle de la Luna - which was much better than I thought it would be.