fell by 3.5 weeks infernalischr heat me to La Paz on the first: that's pretty cold here! When planning my itinerary, I had underestimated the level (3640 meters!) But a little thing I was at the airport immediately clear that, because of altitude sickness while attempting my Koff
he propelled to the Gepäcktrolli, almost toppled from the mountain pines. Luckily I found myself not alone: in la Paz, I visited Mauricio, also ex-exchange student in Osnabrück, the expert advised me to coca tea, the only cure for altitude. Rather reluctantly I sipped the brew, the a bit of a smell of grass to long-stored (and tasted!), but headache, dizziness and nausea disappeared by actually. That was also very
well, because for La Paz you really need all his powers, dei city is simply breathtaking! Embedded in the middle of the Andes grow the red brick house up the mountains and the ubiquitous mountains turned even you drive to the supermarket in experience. After Santa Cruz de la Sierra, almost a little reminiscent of Brazil, was living in La Paz something quite different: much colder, much more rugged, much of Andean.
on the market cavorting Cholitas, dressed in the typical costumes, with round hats on his head, carrying their babies in colorful blankets on their backs; Indian woman with long braids and gold teeth prickly pears sold in the streets o
of reading the destiny of the set of coca tea, in small stalls, which were alasitas, houses , cars, study certificates and everything you can imagine, in miniature, and allegedly sold you get everything you buy here and be blessed by the shaman, in real life. to escape 
To the bustle of the center with its markets, bazaars and food stalls, we went to a disabled child of the many Mountains that surround La Paz. La Muela del Diablo ", one of the landmarks of the city, prepared us a nervenaufreibeneden rise because the taxi is no longer any time progressed and we had to run on foot. Since there was no way yet railing or rope, which was quite a rush, but the view was worth it: On one side of La Paz on top, on the seemingly endless annd the Andes.
This trip was just one of many highlights that it has to offer La Paz: The others were "valle de la luna", a National Park, where it looks like on the moon and of course the Titicaca Lake, 2.5 hours and 3 € from La Paz. The highest navigable lake in the world impressed me especially
m with its panorama: the blue waters surrounded by snow covered peaks, the yellow reed boats of the fishermen and the llamas on the lush green hills. The only problem was the temperature: it depressed me a bit to wear a winter jacket in the summer! ;) La Paz was the culmination of an amazing journey that I will never forget!
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