Following a bus journey through the Altiplano, ¨the Tibet of the Americas¨ we've been having a very chill time in La Paz, the semi-capital of Bolivia. There is quite a tense polticial situation here with the resource rich Sant Cruz province wanting to break away and the La Paz government issuing a new constitution that is very much like the one in Venezuela (if that means anyting to anyone). As a compromise negociations are taking place in Sucre which is the judicial capital. Here in La Paz though, Evo Morales and his semi-socialist agenda are extremely popular and I even bought a wrist watch with his face on it to prove it!
Otherwise this city is shockingly beautiful. It's emormous, cosmopolitan (we've been eating at an awesome 100% Natural food restaurant) and full of life. It must be what Mexico City is like. We're staying in this palacial old hotel that rents out as cheap as a hostel because it's falling apart. For us though, it's serious luxury and is right next to the main plaza. We're touring some art museums, such as the Museo Contemporanio Plaza yesterday which is a private gallery in an amazing old decorated house here and had some really amazing pieces, and just getting ready for some serious travelling across Chile. It's 8 hours to the beach in Arica from here and then 28 hours to Santiago and another 18ish to Puerto Montt from there. All that in about 10 days. Yipes! More from Chile... and photos will be up to illustrate all this blabbing very very soon (I hope).
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