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The end of the group — La Paz, Bolivia

Source: Travel Pod

Nov 07, 2009

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La Paz, Bolivia

Crossing over into Bolivia it intially seemed much flasher in terms of houses at least along the Lake. In Peru people don´t pay taxes on their houses if they are not finished, hence no one finishes their house and the whole country looks like its a building site - doesn´t make for the most attractive cities. Peru also seems to like lots and lots of glass windows, but with no frames, just sheets of glass with hinges bolted on to allow a window, very strange!! The houses on the Bolivian side of Lake Titacaca seemed more western, often 2 storeys with terraces and even sloping roofs instead of the flat roofs of Peru. Hoever, once we hit La Paz the houses returned to the more normal construction...ie half finished looking!!!
La Paz looks better from a distance, way too congested, footpaths barely fit one person never mind the thousnads trying to use them and the roads are a joke, taxis and minibuses (and not so mini buses!!) rule the roads, way too frantic ...Read the full article

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