Cycling The Globe

Distance: 51.07 km
Ride time: 3:11:13
Average: 16.06 km/h
Altitude: 3840 m
Total: 28476 km

I wouldn’t have minded staying another couple of days in Copacabana, but after the long break in La Paz the road was calling again. Besides, I was less than 10 kilometers away from the border with Peru, and if there is something that can excite this world cyclist it is the prospect of a new country.

I left Copacabana after lunch and quickly reached the small border town of Yunguyo. I used my last Bolivianos to buy a bit of food and water before proceeding to get the stamps. The whole thing took less than 10 minutes – crossing borders in this part of South America is easy.

Armed with a 3 month stamp for Peru, country number 25 on this trip, I enjoyed the flat cycling along Lake Titicaca. I would soon learn that today was the Peruvian National Day. People were out in the streets celebrating, and the red and light national flag could be seen everywhere. What beautiful national colors they have here in Peru – the Danish flag is also red and white 🙂

I had planned to look for a guest house in one of the small villages I was passing, but as the sun was setting over the lake I still hadn’t found one. Usually I like to stay in a hotel the first day I’m in a new country, but today it would be camping instead. I found a small road going down towards the lake itself.

After all, not a bad spot to spend my first night in Peru!