Laguna de La Cocha is a popular weekend destination for those looking to just get away. Beside a large lake is a cute town with lush mountains in the backdrop. The main activity here is to take a boat tour around the lake, stopping at a little island in the middle to view the chapel and take a scenic walk through to the other side.
Although I saw scuba divers getting ready, there was not a soul on the lake except for a few boats carrying tourists (all Colombian). This would have been a perfect place to water ski, but I am obviously the only one with this mindset.
For an extra couple of bucks, our boat driver offered to take us to see the trout farm and ducks. The male ducks have these bright blue beaks to attract the ladies but continued to turn their heads away every time I held up my camera. Luckily, this one had nowhere to go.
When it gets dark, about six o'clock, everything begins shutting down. Thankfully, we were still able to try two very delicious treats: strawberries and cream and hervidos. A lady actually spent ten minutes whipping up homemade cream to make us this delicious dessert.
Hervido is the perfect drink for a cold evening, not only to warm you up, but to prepare yourself for the freezing shower that awaits. It combines heated fruit juice (in this case, blackberry) with aguardiente (strong liquor popular here). Ring the rim with sugar and a lime, and wa la, you have an hervido!
At six o'clock the following morning, we heard someone on the loudspeaker for a few minutes. While breakfasting, we saw just about the whole town, men and women, tearing apart the road and moving the hexagonal bricks to who knows where. It was neat to see because everyone was working together and getting the job done.
Tearing up the street is very interesting. I wonder how often they do this and why. Interesting custom!
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