I have an early morning flight tomorrow to La Paz, another large city here in the mountains. They say it is much colder there so I purchased some llama socks and a scarf made of alpaca wool today at the big market downtown. It must sound crazy to you all to want to wrap up in wool and sit in front of a fire, but my goodness the nights here are so cold and the mornings seem even colder. I hear it is quite hot and humid up there.
Our adventures this coming week take us into lots of interesting settlements outside of La paz where many campesinos have migrated in order to make more money or because they have been forced off of their land by corrupt politicos. The migration situation in Bolivia is countrywide and rather shocking. Many families are torn apart by this phenomenon that began only about 15 years ago. More on that at a later date...
We all also intend to visit Copacabana, Tiawanaku (ancient Incan ruins) and Lago de Titicaca, the highest lake in the world! More stories and updates to come...off to pack. Hope you are well. Much love from the heart of the heart!
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Nora - I just learned of your blog. Hooray! Now we can know what is happening because we have been thinking a lot about you. Your descriptions and writings are wonderful. What an adventure. We will keep reading so keep posting. All love from the Northeast, where we sit, vicariously traveling with you. All love, Aunt Courtney
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