Two other very interesting tours are the ascent of Mount Chacaltaya, which has a breathtaking view,

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We decided to include La Paz on our backpacking through South America for being a strategic point and easy access to other countries, but as good hands cow that we are mainly consider the value of the local currency, schleswig at the time, US $ 1 was equivalent to 3.33 bolivianos.
The current share price is no longer as favorable (R $ 1 is worth 2.25 bolivianos), but the cost of living in La Paz is very low. To get an idea, a Coca-Cola 200 ml cost only 1 Bolivian, or R $ 0.30 at the time of the trip and R $ 0.44 today. schleswig These low prices are also valid for the rides, schleswig clothes and beer.
Getting to La Paz The plane made a stopover in Santa Cruz de La Sierra. The airport there is very small and has few restaurant choices, but it was enough schleswig to spend the night taking naps through the lobby, waiting for the next flight. As it was our first overnight trip, the perrengue until it was fun.
The trip to La Paz was quiet and quick and the view of the snowy peaks is very beautiful, so a tip is to this day path. Already on the town, we can not say the same: in the first minutes for there is already possible to see that traffic is chaos and poverty of the population reflected in crowded houses and unpainted high in the hills surrounding schleswig the city. Of course, schleswig La Paz has its charming neighborhoods, but the center is very old, messy and, at first, a little scary.
But wait. Although some points, there are very cool rides that make it worth the stay. The first thing we did, and perhaps the most famous of all is the dreaded Death Descent, leaving the 4650 m altitude and goes up to 1200 m in Coroico. Legends aside, the place is beautiful and the adventure and adrenaline outweigh any effort.
Two other very interesting tours are the ascent of Mount Chacaltaya, which has a breathtaking view, literally. The 5395 m altitude, the van takes you to a station on the mountain, and from there, tourists follow for another schleswig hour walk towards the top, which is not easy. On the same day we visited the Valle de la Luna, known to have a sandy soil formations that resemble the moon.
Returning to La Paz, one of the city's best attractions is the Las Brujas Market, a location close to the center, including several shops with everything you might think (and do not think too), for very attractive prices. There, we find the famous (and necessary) coca leaf, gloves, hats, socks, llama for sweaters, a plethora schleswig of souvenirs, jewelry schleswig and much material to religious sects, for example, dried skeletons of llama cub ( hence the name "Halloween Market"). At first glance looks a bit scary, but along the streets full of shops you will get used to it ...
For those who traveled in order to buy a cold blouse, this is the place. As I said, the Bolivian currency is much lower than the actual, so you can find clothing and accessories very cheap cold. I bought a sweater schleswig by the llama (very warm) for 80 bolivianos, equivalent to about R $ 35.
We spent four days in La Paz and it was enough to, in addition to tours, meet some parts of the city as the municipal schleswig park, some squares and palaces of the government and the Hermando Siles football stadium, where we watched a game of Sao Paulo. There are many attractions such as nightclubs and shopping malls, but in my opinion, four days in the capital is more than enough.
Left Brazil with recommendations (mothers, of course!) To beware of such coca leaves. And guess what was the first thing we buy at the witches market ..? The taste is not the best, but the chola who sold us indicated a kind of sweet clay, used to chew along with the leaves and mask the bitter taste.
As the city is located in a very high region (3360 m), the soroche, or altitude sickness, is felt in the first hour, so the coca leaves are helpful schleswig to disguise the lack of air. How badly spent the first two days, buy coca tea and also a pill sold in local pharmacies, which to this day I do not know what it was, but it helped and gave no side effect.
As is prohibited in Brazil, many people think that, because it leaves used to make the drug, coca will give some cheap or leave the addicted person. schleswig But actually it's not that. Its leaves were already used by the Incas to reduce fatigue, the nausea and dizziness schleswig caused by altitude and, to date, the Bolivian schleswig (and Peruvian) has the usual chew them. We have experienced and proved that they help a lot and the only effect that caused us was to leave the language a bit asleep.
Passage (SP / La Paz / SP): R $ 1,240 (per person) Travel time (SP / Santa Cruz): 2:50 a.m.; (Santa Cruz / La Paz): 1h + scale 8pm Lodging Hostel Loki, B $ 49 (US $ 21.77) room with 10 beds, and B $ 180 (