Copacabana

After Huatajata the road continues to Tiquina, where you can see the handful of patrol boats that stubbornly persist from what was Bolivia's navy. Your bus or car is loaded onto a small and very unstable raft, which chugs slowly across the strait, while you speed across in a small motorboat. Ask the Navy conscripts manning the crossing for permission if you wish to stay with your vehicle, though you may decide against it once you've seen the rafts. From here it's a 90-minute drive to Copacabana, a pleasant, if touristy, town which provides easy access to the lake and the surrounding countryside. It is also a major pilgrimage destination for devout Bolivians at Easter and lost South American hippies all year.