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83 viewsYou have to love small planes. Every seat is a window AND an aisle.
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78 viewsGuards keep an eye on things at the Palacio que Mado
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78 viewsHere is our group ready to go down the Death Road, from 4700m to 1100m, 3m wide, and with 500m cliffs awaiting a slip up.
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76 viewsUntil this interview, I had no idea what sound a zebra made.
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76 viewsLooking out on Illumani which is said to be guardian of the city.
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76 viewsFinally we're descending close to cloud level.
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76 viewsTo fly out of La Paz we had to loop over the airport due to surrounding mountains.
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76 viewsIt may be hard to tell in this photo but you can see the upper and lower La Paz.
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75 viewsOur group, still all here just below the cloud line. Or at least this cloud line.
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75 viewsFinally the weather starts to shape up as we get lower still.
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74 viewsThe end of the Prado, the main strip in La Paz, which becomes a market/pedestrian anchor to Calle Comercio.
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74 viewsA visit to the Coca museum in La Paz is not to be missed.
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74 viewsHere I come zooming down the road. You can easily hit 70 km/h here which is all sorts of fun.
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74 viewsThe Death Road has certainly earned its name. This cross is one of many, and that's after the town of Coroico removed a lot of them to spark more tourism.
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73 viewsLa Paz is set in a valley and surrounded by hills and mountains.
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73 viewsHeading back to the hostel as dusk sets, not that there's any shortage of people.
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73 viewsWarming up on the pavement which was good, because Ty and I needed it.
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73 viewsAs I said, the fog did not improve the safety situation along the road. Nor did incorrect signs (this was actually a hairpin).
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72 viewsThe zebras were hilaroius, shaking their heads sadly at jay-walkers and prancing along when it was safe to walk.
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72 viewsYes, La Paz is not without its charms.
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