La Paz- Witches Market

The Witches Market offers a wide range unknown items (in the eyes of the foreigner)! Most of them are offerings to the Pachamama, Mother Earth, including the lama foetuses that you can see on the pictures. These will be bought to be placed under a new house with other items to ask the Pachamama to bring prosperity to the home...However, the rich people are expected to dig an entire lama!

Bolivia: La Paz

February 10th 2007
The Bolivian capital literally left me out of breath: the city is constantly bustling with activity....and is located at more than 3600 meters of altitude! No need to say that I needed a couple of hours to adjust to this high location...and the city's steep hills! When you arrive by bus from "El Alto", one of the poorest neighbourhoods, you can observe the capital built between a gigantic colourf ... read more

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more

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