Every morning I wake up and look out the window and still cannot believe I am living in the mountains. I scan through pictures on my camera and realize that half of them are views of the city, all from different perspectives. This place is a little bit of strange and a lot a bit of incredible.
Tania, Kevin and I took a walk the other day along los puentes trillizos, a series of three bridges (Kantutani, Choqueyapu, and Orkojahuira, or Libertad, Union, and Independencia) stretching across La Paz. These bridges were completed very recently, in November 2010. Here I was able to see the city from yet another angle, and it was just as amazing.
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| A photo from lapazvanguardia.com to give you a better idea of los puentes trillizos. The bridges stretch 2000 meters across. |
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| Kevin and Tania, our host mom |
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| Evo Morales' residence, the president |
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| Me and Tania |
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| La Paz, with strength (in Spanish and Aymara) |
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| Graffiti for Club the Strongest, a fútbol team in La Paz |
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| Our hungry friend we met on our walk |
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| "Trash kills, littering prohibited" |
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"I support TIPNIS" : TIPNIS means Isiboro-Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory
The problem, from what I gather, is that people in this territory suffer from extreme poverty and lack essential resources like water, electricity, medical attention, and education. The government wants to build a highway through this territory to alleviate the poverty. On the other hand, building a highway also threatens the rights and territory of the people living there, and may detrimentally affect the environment. |
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Essentially, "Out, Evo, cheater"
This graffiti can be found everywhere. |
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