Sore Neck After Running

La Paz, Potosi 23-26feb

La Paz, the capital of "de facto" Bolivia (those who follow us know already 'and that the official' Sucre ...) and 'a city' full of people, stalls in the street, minibus and then everything 'makes a mess, after naturaleza from which we come, we need time get used to 'cause, according to over 3600 m (the bottom), and is a climb after another, certainly not in a hurry you can' go, even taking the 'Mate and chewing coca leaves ...

Come and visit the famous "because of the witches", selling amulets, magic potions, lucky charms, blade and smelly dried, herbs and charms of every kind: that 's what you see, even though at times it all seems a little' tour ...

Here are more 'or less the same thing of the towns we have visited before: well-kept garden squares, churches, and especially wherever there are banks, almost all in the street, mostly run by women . Unfortunately the rain has not abandoned us so we could enjoy a lot walking, but we have done everything possible under the umbrella.

blade dried

hojas de coca

a Neapolitan and a Milan ...

Evo Palace (the President)

Plaza de Armas

around the center and 'surrounded by mountains that are home ..

the courtyard of lawyers (there were only law firms!)

calle Jean , one of the most 'features

Micro

The next day we took the micro and Oretta after we arrived in one of the most 'important archaeological sites in Bolivia, Tiwanaco , and a guide named Macario we left for this hike: g them dig for rain are slow but there 's a beautiful pyramid than 1800 years ago, and the Puerta del Sol on June 21 where the sun passes through and enters the temple, and well-kept statues that represent the customs and traditions of this population. Here, of course, human sacrifices took place, had to be done in pairs, for example, husband and wife ...

There are also holes in the wall of the temple that were used either as speakers or receivers, still operated: you could hear the voice of Melina also 50 meters!

Puerta del Sol

back to the city 'will take you to El Alto, a neighborhood where you originally transferred the poor who came here to find work, today we are living people of all class but more houses climbing up the mountains overlooking the city 'from the top, and looks like a crib.

the evening walking in the center we see a group of people who line up at the theater to see a famous group that gathered to celebrate 50 years, we also buy tickets and give us a good show in the theater of 700 all rouged.

in El Alto there 'this statue of Che in recycled iron ..

SwingBaly in concert ...

The last day in this city 'has been fantastic, apart from the rain, there was a strike of minibus drivers, so no playing and pollute, we just enjoyed the city 'and that' woke up slowly but remains quiet.

We leave La Paz with a delay of almost two hours' cause the traffic on Saturday did not allow the taxi to arrive at the bus terminal, smadonnante with the taxi driver who sometimes did the reverse and inboccava a new road but to no avail, but finally we leave for the new stage, Copacabana on the needle Titicaca