Re: [Paddlewise] Lake Titicaca rental and outfitters?

From: Andree Hurley <ahurley_at_viewit.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 22:49:28 -0400 (EDT)
Must be the hour, but that really cracks me up! Maybe by now there are
kayak rentals there though. I went with a group who had just purchased a 
fleet of folding kayaks, and we shivered in the dark as it took them six 
hours longer to install them than they thought. Plus I had terrible
altitude sickness already. We ended up going to bed and paddling in the
morning, although I had to ride in the motor boat support eventually.
Awesome spot, however.

I threw together a website at http://www.viewit.com/Bolivia/ that has some
resources on it. 

My favorite people were:

Andean Summits 
    Casilla 6976 
    La Paz, Bolivia 
    Telephone (591-2) 317497 
    Email andean_at_latinwide.com 
    Let Jose and Javier show you the Andes! 

They were mountain guides training to sea kayak.

The road we took was wild and curvy. One bus went off the edge during our
stay. The people are really nice, but are also into making money from
tourists. (Not that I blame them). Women would stay outside the tent door
with bracelets (until my tent-mate bought one). They want money for you to
take pictures, or it can be taboo. Very interesting country. Not many
bathrooms - often it's just the open ground, even in the middle of a town.

Well, I could go on, but....

 
On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Michael Casey Walker wrote:

> I scored some frequent flyer tickets to Peru, and just got a tour company brochure offering trips on Lake Titicaca.
> Can anyone tell me of their experiences paddling Lake Titicaca.  Rental outfits and local tour companies?  Who do
> the US based companies use down there?  Thanks.

Andree 

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