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“Most Beautiful City in Bolivia” Arianamichael’s photos around Sucre, Bolivia (travel pics)

  • Posted on August 28, 2011 at 7:45 am

Preview of Arianamichael’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Sucre, Bolivia Entry Title: “Most Beautiful City in Bolivia” Entry: “We decided to continue our travels with Riquard and Thies by heading to Sucre, known as a beautiful colonial city in Bolivia. It was a 2 hrs there and believe it or not we took a taxi (only $14 and split that 4 ways). Just an example of how cheap it is in Bolivia. The four of us enjoyed a nice dinner and confirmed that Bolivian wine is not as good as wine from Argentina (duh!). Dinner turned into drinks at a near by bar, which was shutting it’s doors around midnight. Riquard was able to find a bar open late, although it was a bit interesting. When we entered there were two people sleeping on bean bags and other guy passed out in his chair. But they were still serving so we stayed … and we stayed until 4am. Good conversation, we both really enjoyed our time with the Dutchmen. It is also good to mix up our social circle since it is consistently just us! We had only plan for one full day in Sucre, but since I was hungover, we extended our visit to two days. The beauty of having lots of time to play with, plus it gave Mike a chance to catch up on some futbol matches on tv. The next day in Sucre we wandered around the city. We were always amazed how many people were on the streets, especially around noon when the …

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“Potosi and the mine” Elainevickers’s photos around Potosi, Bolivia

  • Posted on August 3, 2011 at 3:48 am

Preview of Elainevickers’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Potosi, Bolivia Entry Title: “Potosi and the mine” Entry: “A fascinating if slightly harrowing day. Last night I arrived into Potosi and then first thing this morning I went on a tour of one of Potosi`s mines. We were given trousers, jackets and helmets and then taken to a market where we could buy gifts for the miners. Our friendly (rather too friendly)guide showed us dynamite, fuses and fertiliser – the miner`s gift of choice apparently. We also bought bags of coca leaves and some bought homemade cigarettes. I couldn`t quite bring myself to buy any – a recipe for mouth cancer if ever I saw one. The tour was fascinating. We were first taken to the “factory” where they purify the silver and other minerals to a stage where they can be exported. Nothing is purified thoroughly so they get a pretty poor price in Europe. We then entered the mine and spent the next hour scrabbling through tunnels and down ladders to the third level down where the miners are working. One man was hammering a metal pole into the ceiling to make a hole to put some dynamite. Others were shovelling ore into leather bags and then using a pully system to take the ore to the surface. Our guide said that the technique hasn`t changed since the Spanish left and I could well belive him. It felt like I`d walked into a …

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“Market City, La Paz” Clive.emma’s photos around La Paz, Bolivia (la pas tourist attraction)

  • Posted on July 25, 2011 at 2:16 am

Preview of Clive.emma’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: La Paz, Bolivia Entry Title: “Market City, La Paz” Entry: “Lake Titicaca is the highest, navigable, lake in the world and now we are in the highest capital city in the world. Constantly short on oxygen in a city where, thick with the pollution, we could use as much oxygen as possible. La Paz from a distance appears to be the same as any other large city but on its streets it is completely full of market stalls and may be the biggest flea market except that you can buy anything you want from Levi jeans to televisions to bathtubs. It is very well organised and locals know where to find anything. Emma needed a new backpack and we were directed by at least 5 different people to exactly the same row of market stalls which had nothing but duffel bags, racquet bags and of course backpacks. La Paz was very relaxing and we ate good food, drank good wine and even French cheese produced by a Frenchmen living just outside La Paz. One of the biggest tourist attractions in La Paz is cycling down the World´s Most Dangerous Road. It is a 70km bike ride on a dirt track (most of the way) running along the mountain side and when you want and are brave enough, looking over the edge. You start at 4700m and finish the cycle at 1200m. It isn´t bungee jumping as it takes a bit longer and you drop further. The …

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