BOLIVIA'S RECIPE
Preparation time:
18 days on spot, or 2963 kms travelled
Cooking time:
68 hours and 30 minutes spent in 23 different transports
Ingredients:
4 boats
3 cable cars
4 bus
4 rapiditos
1 van
2 jeeps
3 taxis
2 horses
Seasonings:
4 red fires ran by a crazy taxi driver when we arrived
2 days on the Titicaca lake including:
4075m of altitude
1 benediction of cars
3h of franzied hike
4 affected lungs
5h of waiting in a bus terminal full of screaming sellers
15 kg of eaten potatoes and rice
3h of mine visit involving:
3 dynamite explosions
3 kilometers of labyrinths
3kg of breathed silice
1 panic attack because of a lack of landmarks and oxygen
1 big moment of stress when having lost our bag containing:
2 passports
4 credit cards
1 european health insurance card
200€
1 french health insurance card
1 international vaccination record
Followed by 2h of chase during the night including:
20 streets checkered
10 failed attemps to recognize our driver
1h of harrassment by telephone
1 bag found!
3h of excursion on a horse
4 days of road trip in the region of Sud Lipez and Salar d’Uyuni marked by:
1 accidental fire threatening an archeological site
100 photos to create visual illusions
3 freezing nights covered from head to toe
2 artisanal showers with the water normally dedicated to the tea
18h of transportation to the Paraguayan border with:
1 intense transition from -10°C to 35°C
1h of stop because of mechanical problems
1 carpool worthy of the biggest nightclubs
Method (overview):
LA PAZ
Discovering the city's immensity by cable car
Savouring delicious bolivian dishes elaborated by the restaurant "Popular"
LAKE TITICACA
Participating in the famous cars benediction of Copacabana, on the lake banks
Disconnecting 2 days at Isla del Sol and accessing the most beautiful miradors
SUCRE
Instructing ourselves about the bolivian history at the Casa de la Libertad
Wandering the streets of the white city
POTOSI
Meeting the Cerro Rico minors to raise awareness about their daily lives
TUPIZA
Horse riding through the Bolivian Far West
SUD LIPEZ & UYUNI SALAR
Doing a 4 days / 3 nights excursion to see the most beautiful landscapes of Bolivia and South America, including the famous Uyuni Salar
The bill (for 2): 999€
Positive feedback:
The breathtaking landscapes, among the most beautiful we have seen during our world tour
The kindness and sense of humor of Bolivians
The less touristy side of the country compared to others in Latin America
Negative feedback:
The soulless colonial cities (Sucre for example)
The freezing cold
The fact that we had to rush our trip through the country as we lacked time
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