La Paz
July 13th 2010 La Paz is dissonant music for all the senses. The houses between El Alto and the city center hang precariously off a steep cliff, and the only escape for the eyes are the white-capped mountains. Elevation varies over 1000 meters and here, the poor look literally down on the rich; officers dressed as zebras and donkeys direct traffic; men hanging from colectivos rap their prices and destinations;
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