Impressions of
Bolivia 2/19/13
Sun Island 1: The Temple
by Serge Kahili King
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Boarding our hydrofoil for our trip across the lake.
Dimitri says goodbye as we leave.
The landing at Moon Island where we couldn't land.
Close-up of what may have been dormitories for the virgins.
At last the Andes Mountains appear.
Our first landing on Sun Island to visit a temple.
It's a steep climb up.
A closer shot of the Andes from the temple site.
The temple is supposed to be very, very old.
Inside the temple.
This was either a niche, or as the guide claimed, a spiritual doorway.
The temple overlooks the lake.
Some strange rock formations around the temple...
... seem to have been formed undewater.
On top of the temple a doorway and standing stone mark an Andes peak.
A very unusual niche--or spirit doorway.
On the opposite side of this little courtyard, a niche with a hole to the outside.
The little window focused on a pyramidal peak on the mainland.
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