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Lake Titicaca - Isla del Sol
The sacred Isla del Sol on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca, believed by the Inca to be the birthplace of the sun god Inti.
3 km · about 5 min drive
La Paz Department, Bolivia · South America
Yumani is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Copacabana, 3km from Lake Titicaca - Isla del Sol.
Yumani is a town located in La Paz Department, Bolivia. With a population of 2,500, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Yumani sits in Bolivia. It's in the America/La Paz time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Yumani to your route.
Isla del Sol (Spanish for "Island of the Sun") is an island in the southern part of Lake Titicaca. It is part of Bolivia, and specifically part of the La Paz Department. Geographically, the terrain is harsh; it is a rocky, hilly island with many eucalyptus trees. There are no motor vehicles or paved roads on theRead more
island. The main economic activity of the approximately 800 families on the island is farming, with fishing and tourism augmenting the subsistence economy. Of the several villages, Yumani and Challapampa are the largest.
There are over 80 ruins on the island. Most of these date to the Inca period circa the 15th century AD. Archaeologists have discovered evidence that people lived on the island as far back as the third millennium BC. Many hills on the island contain agricultural terraces, which adapt steep and rocky terrain to agriculture. Among the ruins on the island are Titi Qala (Aymara titi Andean mountain cat; lead, lead-colored, qala stone, "mountain cat stone" or "lead stone", also spelled Titikala), a labyrinth-like building called Chinkana, Q'asa Pata, and Pillkukayna.
In the religion of the Incas, it was believed that the sun god was born here.
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Yumani is located in La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America. The coordinates are -16.0357 latitude, -69.1484 longitude.
Yumani has a population of approximately 2,500 people, making it a town in Bolivia.
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The sacred Isla del Sol on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca, believed by the Inca to be the birthplace of the sun god Inti.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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