LA PAZ – PUERTO PEREZ - PATA PATANI – TIRASCA - QUEHUAYA
- Départ 08:00
- Hébergement Community of Quehuaya
- Repas Lunch/dinner
- Altitude 3'800 meters
- Transport 3 and a half hour
- Marche / vélo /
First stop: the village of Puerto Pérez (approx. 2 hours). This small municipality,was once an important trading port. Thecan try a dish of Wallake, a spicy fish soup served with chuños, for breakfast.served with chuños, for breakfast.After this short break, we head for the village of Belen Yayes (45 minutes)(Cumana on the map), the only point of entry to the peninsula. Here we cross a pre-Hispaniccenturies-old pre-Hispanic stone bridge, a haven for viscachas, also known as rabbits.also known as squirrel rabbits.From here, you can continue some sections by bike. The vehicle will besupport to save time on some sections. A passable track circles this peninsulathis peninsula in the middle of Lac mineur. The track is very quiet and pleasant.Our route will then take us to the small community of Pata Patani (20 minutes by car / 1 hour by bike).by car / 1 hour by bike), whose museum contains a strange mummy with an elongated skull.skull. If you're not cycling, you can take the boat directly from Puerto Pere toPata Patani by boat. This mummy was discovered in a Chullpa, a funerary tower typical of the pre-Inca peoples.typical of the pre-Inca peoples, on the side of a hill. We will have the opportunity to see well-preservedChullpas on our way to the Sucuta site.At the end of the morning we arrive in the small village of Tirasca to visit another museum (30minutes by car / 1 good hour by bike). If you don't want to cycle, you can go directly to Tirasca by boat.directly to Tirasca by boat. Visit to the Tiraska Museum of Archaeological Heritageheritage and local traditions. Here they have discovered underground tombs.We continue on to the village of Quehuaya, where we can have lunch in thecommunity hostel or picnicIn the afternoon, we'll take a boat out to the small island of Totora. TheTotora, the endemic reed of the Minor Lake (Wiñaymarka by its Aymara name), is the mainmain building material around the lake.Return to the hostel and free time to enjoy the small Quehuaya museum or climb to the top of the mountain overlooking the lake.go to the top of the mountain overlooking the village to enjoy the sunset.
