Wifeys
La Paz is a breath taking city but not just because of its 4000 metre altitude, the sights, sounds and smells of this crazy city really are something too savour. It is now my favourite city having ousted both Vancouver and Santiago from the number one position.
The first thing that you notice in La Paz are the women in their traditional attire, usually manning a stall of some kind in one of the city's crazy markets. The second thing you notice is the shoe shine boys, Lambustres, they are all masked and there are hundreds of them.
The streets are all very steep, and the altitude means that you get out of breath walking up and down them, and on every street there are people selling everything from battery's and copied music (piracy is rife) to llama fetus's and more!
There are hardly any private cars, all the traffic being made up of taxis and micros (small buses and minivans) all of which have a barker who is usually hanging from the sliding door on the side shouting the route the bus is taking. They are a brilliant way of getting around the city and only cost a few pence to go a mile or so.
Florian my shoe shining mate
City with cliffs in background
Selling tomatoes
Lambustres
Market from above
Sitting on the step
El Alto
Llama fetus's
Sagernaga
Hanging in the street 
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