Isla del Sol
From Openwaterpedia
Isla del Sol ("Island of the Sun") is an island in the southern part of Lago Titicaca in Bolivia and is 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 the island. The main economic activity of the approximately 800 families on the island is farming, with fishing and tourism augmenting the subsistence economy with over 80 ruins on the island. Most of these date to the Inca period circa the 15th century AD.
Open Water Swimming
High-altitude swimmer Cristian Vergara and Ricardo Lopez completed in the 7.5 km high-altitude Nadando Cerca del Cielo held in Lake Titicaca between the Isla de la Luna and the Isla del Sol.
External links
- Swimming From Isla De La Luna To Isla Del Sol
- Mad Swimmer
- Swimming In The Sky
- Madswimmers Have High Goals In Ojos Swim
- How Are High-Altitude Swims Defined?
- Nadando Cerca Del Cielo, Swimming Near Heaven
- Aguas Abiertas
- Lynne Cox Crosses Lake Titicaca
- 100 New Year's Resolutions For Open Water Swimmers
- Most Difficult Swims In The World - Southern Hemisphere
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- America's Very Difficult Open Water Swims
- 10 Difficult Short Open Water Swims
- Swimming in Cold Water - The Science, Sport, Life Strategy
- Where Imagination Can Take Open Water Swimmers
- Swimming From Isla De La Luna To Isla Del Sol
- Oleg Dokuchaev, Cristian Vergara Swim On High
- The Words Of The Winter and Ice Swimming Community
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- The Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Swimming From The Sun To The Moon
- High-Altitude Swims Around The World
