Copacabana is known for its fiestas. Holy Week, or Semana Santa brings celebrants from around the country, but the biggest festival occurs in August, a week-long celebration of Bolivia's independence together with the festival of Nuestra Señora de Copacabana on August 5.

For another perspective about Lake Titicaca, read the New York Times travel article A Mountain Lake Teeming With Myths

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