We realised we'd probably made the right decision only to have a few days in La Paz because, whilst it is interesting in terms of its altitude and ethnic character, it really is a base from which to explore the surrounding areas. For us, there weren't an awful lot of attractions so the two full days remaining in La Paz were probably about right. Monday was a continuation of the public holiday and the city was unusually quiet. However, we stumbled upon the excelle...

Arrived in Bolivia, country number 21, following our forced change of travel plans due to the road blocks between Cusco and Puno. This means that we´ve skipped over Lake Titicaca and will have to backtrack from La Paz. However this is the life of the independent traveller, and flying over the snow covered Andes and Lake Titicacaca, and landing at La Paz´s airport at El Alto, which sits high above the city at over 14,000 ft with impressive views of La Paz sittin...