25 December 2009 ~ 4 Comments

Getting My First Digits in Bolivia

Getting My First Digits in Bolivia

While I certainly have not have been to many cities in Bolivia, I can confidently say that Bolivian women are really lacking in the looks department. It’s not the nicest thing to say something like that but the truth is that I saw less than 5 cute girls during my month traveling in Bolivia. Even [...]

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23 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Route 36: A Bolivian Cocaine Lounge

Route 36: A Bolivian Cocaine Lounge

Sometimes when I know I won’t have internet access for a while I write down brief notes on a scrap of paper. 5 months after returning home from my last trip to South America I just pulled out one of these papers to remember what I was thinking at the time. “La Paz cocaine gay [...]

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13 December 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Zebra Crossing Guards

Zebra Crossing Guards

La Paz, one of Bolivia’s capital city, employs a unique method of solving traffic problems. 70+ young Bolivians dress as Zebras to combat traffic problems and accidents on its busiest streets.  The call this program “Cebra Voluntaria” (Voluntary Zebra), in which 16-22 year old Bolivians work as crossing guards.

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12 December 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Bolivia Wrestling – Boom shakalaka!

Bolivia Wrestling – Boom shakalaka!

Traveling all the way to Bolivia means you’re likely to see a number of important tourist attractions, including a Bolivian wrestling match between the oddest of characters. In El Alto, the city above one of Bolivia’s two capitals La Paz, is a well established wrestling auditorium where each Sunday Bolivia’s version of the World Wrestling [...]

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