The Witches Market

check out the things hanging up.. they are dried baby llama fetuses. we made the mistake of asking a tour guide how they actually aquire these. turns out if you are born a white llama its a total bummer because white symbolises pure so the pregnant mothers get sacrificed for their babies.. nice. apparently the baby llama fetuses are buried under the porch of new houses for good luck.

just hope like hell that you never get reincarnated as a white llama

March 11th 2010
The bus to La Paz was a little less eventful. Actually it was brilliant, seats that reclined right back, all the leg room in the world, oh and sealed roads which was a nice change. We were so tired we slept through most of the trip to La Paz, which was disappointing because what we saw of the trip was amazing. Winding through the Andes is quite breath taking. However we were awake for our entrance ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

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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