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Duarte Maria Silveira Portuguese student in Holand working in Bolivia
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People today is Sunday. Yesterday after working hard on my thesis I decided to go out to do some shoping and take some pics of La Paz their people, their sights and the social problems. I was hoping to find some demonstration on the street, maybe some fights between social facions and police. The political set up in Bolivia is very hot at the moment, to make a long story short, Bolivia is a country with 8 milion people, 34 political partys and so big that you can drive 1800km and steel be inside of the country. This creates a situation [View Full Entry]

Silvex - Duarte Maria Silveira | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 11 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | 327 words | [diary=272833] | 2008-05-04 18:52:20

Cholitas
Girl en La Plaza Avaroa
Kid eating Av. Arse

People, long time no see..everything is ok..I hope you all are working hard and full filing your projects. I hope you like the photos and the smal movies....laterz... [View Full Entry]

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"Cholitas" Doig the El Alto daylie life
Local Restaurant
Me and Miguel talking with people to explain our product

Yes people, its been 2 weeks since my arival and the all Bolivian world it is starting to reveal it self a bit to me...Last saturday after a lack of inspiration to write my master thesis I resolved to walk a bit around town to take some pics..it is very cool all the city geography how can building, houses and shacks cohabit in a alti plano 3700m high. During my afternoon walk in the city I received a phone called from one of the office friends saying that he and his friends were going to this electronic music party...it wasnt amazing [View Full Entry]

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La Paz 2
La Paz 3
La Paz 4

Yes it was my first night out in La Paz...went out with a couple of people from the office and their friends. It was very interesting going to some "boliches" (bar) and some Clubs. In great majority they all close at 4 in the morning and they all play from Reggaton to more western music very cool dancing all this latin rythems and seeing the talent of the guys and girls moving their hips dacing in couples, offcourse I just watched due to my lack of dancing skills for this kind of music (imagine Duarte with is 95kg dancing salsa???)...but every [View Full Entry]

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By Silvex
March 25th 2008

Helo

 South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz
People as promissed hear you have some pics from La Paz...more will come Laterz [View Full Entry]

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House View
My Room 1
My Room 2

Its late people and im steel working....Tomorow I will do my first oficial intervention at the office...I hope it goes wel and that people enjoy it. Anyway, you can see some posts of my ofice to see where Im working...hopefully at the end of the week I'll have more photos with people on it. Laterz Duarte [View Full Entry]

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Ofice View

People its true...Im in La Paz this is just out of this world....3400m high you find a city that looks like a Brazilian Favela with avenues in between and with 16th century churchs. Im already working in the Oficina de Micro Justicia. If you want to know more about these projects you can always check www.microjustice.org . Im steel strugling with the diferent pressure its realy hard to do the day to day things like cleaning your room without getting exausted. I have to do everything in slow motion other wise I feel preaty bad...but im drinking alot of Coca tea, [View Full Entry]

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2nd Vehicle

By Silvex
March 21st 2008

Count Down

 Europe » Netherlands » North Brabant » Tilburg
Yes people tomorow is the day...10.15 Durch time ill be flying to Lima Peru and from there to La Paz Bolivia. In total it would be around 17 hours of traveling and airoport waiting and arrival time is . La Paz is located at 3400m hight, I hope that I wont feel sick due to the lack of oxygen...anyway I already talked with my land lord and apparently no mater what time I arive a warm and helpful cup of mate de coca tea will be waiting. Talk to you all once I arive there....hope you keep checking and submiting your [View Full Entry]

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By Silvex
March 20th 2008

On The way

 Europe » Netherlands » North Brabant » Tilburg
This Travel Blog was created to share my experiences with you from probably one of the most incrdable adventures that Ill have in my short 23 year life. Nexta Saturday (22nd of March) Ill travel to Bolivia in order to work in a Micro Justice project in La Paz for 2 months. Micro Justice follows the line of thinking of Micro Credit but with lawyers. The idea is to provide legal aid to the poorest of the poor. Using economy of scale profit can be made. I hope that all of you will have fun reading and watching all my posts [View Full Entry]

Silvex - Duarte Maria Silveira | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 4 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | 117 words | [diary=258042] | 2008-03-20 15:31:23