Detour.....La Paz

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Billy Oaks Detour.....La Paz
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- May 27, 2002
- 🌫 10 °C
- Altitude: 3,856 m
- Bolivia Departamento de La Paz Tiwanaku -16.555616, -68.67395116°33’20” S 68°40’26” W
Tiwanaku & La Paz
May 27, 2002 in Bolivia ⋅ 🌫 10 °C
Having worked for the last 12 month in Puno we didn't want to get back to Lima without visiting La Paz. We were on a really tight schedule otherwise we would have gone all the way to salar Uyuni.....one day. For this trip I went with my dear friend Alfa and his wife.

3 hours South of Puno and we arrived to Desaguadero on the border Peru-Bolivia. After clearing some paperwork we crossed the international bridge into Bolivia.

We grabbed a taxi to La Paz, equivalent to 10 Peruvian soles each for a nearly two hour trip, it sounded reasonable.

Our first stop was the marvellous Tiwanaku complex. These temples and terraces predate the Inca Empire by some centuries. The complex was well preserved but lacked information.

From Tiwanaku it was a bit over and hour to La Paz. The driver stopped at "El Alto" for some magnificent views of the La Paz, which is several metres below El Alto and the "Illimani" mountain, guardian of the city.

We arrive in La Paz at 3 pm, registered in a hotel close to the San Francisco church and the Plaza Mayor. Tired after so many hours in a car we just had a rest and went for dinner.Read more
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- May 28, 2002
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 3,622 m
- Bolivia Departamento de La Paz Villa Pabón -16.489689, -68.11929416°29’23” S 68°7’9” W
Day 1
La Paz and the Moon Valley
May 28, 2002 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Started the day with a good refreshing breakfast. Alfa and his wife decided to go shopping so I went for a walk on my own.

From Plaza Mayor I set for Plaza Murillo & the government palace and then to Plaza Villanueva. From there down to Avenida 16 de Julio, which is the main road in La Paz. Somehow La Paz feels like a small version of Lima. Building, streets, neighbourhoods are similar just closer than in Lima. Plaza Sucre at the end of Avenida 16 de Julio feels like Ovalo de Miraflores in Lima. From there 16 de Julio changes to Avenida 6 de Agosto as we enter a more upscale neighbourhood.

I grabbed a Taxi and went to the Valley of the Moon, just South of La Paz. In here, mother nature has carved the rock for centuries, creating some curious shapes good for a photograph. My guide here was Luis, a local kid happy to tell me about this paradise.

Back in La Paz, spent some time buying souvenirs and getting ready for the journey back to PeruRead more
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- May 29, 2002
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 3,883 m
- Peru Puno Juli -16.214287, -69.45759816°12’51” S 69°27’27” W
Day 2
Juli and the Lake
May 29, 2002 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
On the way back to Puno, we stopped at Juli to check the amazing paintings at the church (unfortunately we weren't allowed to use camera flashes) and had great views of the town and the lake.
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Tiwanaku & La Paz

La Paz and the Moon Valley

Juli and the Lake