Arriving in La Paz La Paz has always had an air of craziness about it as far as I was concerned. I’d heard about people dropping like flies due to altitude sickness, extreme temperature variations depending whether you are in the shade or not, a few years ago the Bolivian Soccer team crushed the mighty Argentina 6-1 in a world cup qualifier in this city, then there was the infamous San Pedro Prison on which I had read an amazing yet wacky story; add in Cholitas, The World’s Most Dangerous Road, a Witches Market, wild nightlife, road blockades, even a cheese factory and a whole load more random goings-on and you’ve got the makings of a crazy story. So here it is, and remaining true to the locale, in no particular order…. Getting in There! We
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