It's hard to imagine that in two weeks me and the kids will be boarding a plane to Miami and then one to La Paz, Bolivia. The airport in El Alto, just outside the city of La Paz, is the second highest in the world 13,325 feet (4,061.5 m). With the one in Tibet claiming the number one spot. The altitude will not be our only challenge, the seasons are opposite when you cross the equator, so we will be leaving the 80's°F (~27°C) and arriving to El Alto's cold early-morning temps of low 20's°F (~-6°C). The city of La Paz sits in a "bowl" surrounded by the high mountains of the altiplano. We will make our way down to the city as soon as we exit the airport in order to get to a lower
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