Lake Titicaca, Peru - Journey of Ernesto "Che" Guevara: "The Motorcycle Diaries" (sitios de interés)

Guevara and Alberto set sail on Lake Titicaca on March 27,1952. Guevara describes what he's heard about Lake Titicaca and says, "According to the legend, the first Inca Emperor, Manco Capac and his sister/wife rose up from Lake Titcaca symbolizing the unity and equality of the masculine and feminine aspects" (103). Because they had heard so much about the lake, Che and Alberto could not pass by Lago Titicaca without taking a quick tour, so, "for a modest sum of five soles, [they] managed to get [the fishermen] to take [them] on an intrusive guide" (99).