Hotel Condeza La Paz
Diagonal Juan XXIII 90 - between Illampu y JM Linares La Paz, Bolivia
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Protests, road blocks and the death road
Arriving in La Paz is a story in itself! Due to the fuel price increase that was announced by the government of Bolivia, the entire country embarked on a series of protests, bus & taxi strikes and road blocks. We were effectivly stuck in Sucre without being able to get on a bus to La Paz! I was due to meet Jenna for new year´s so I was …
La Paz, City Tour
I got to La Paz around 6am. The bus ride was really great. A lot better than the one from Uyuni to Potosi. I came with Tres Cocabana which was 60Bs. Try to buy it at the terminal for a cheaper price. I took a taxi to the big city to Majestic Hotel where they did not have any room so the taxi took me to Condeza Hotel for 97Bs after a lot of …
Hills
Once we managed to get ourselves onto a bus in Copacabana it was off to La Paz with us. The driver was not too concerned with safety, he came roaring into the plaza and started shouting at everyone to get on the bus, even though he was the one who was late, and then proceded to drive along a windy road with no lights on...lovely. It took a car …
Biking the worlds most dangerous road
La Paz is the capital city of Bolivia and it sits high up in the mountains at over 4000m (higher than all but the tallest mountains in Canada). The city is built upon the sides of the mountains and it is rare to find a street that isnt a steep hill of some kind. Which makes for a breathtaking experience, literally, as the the altitude makes it hard …
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Time to party
... made it all the more entertaining. We also visited the coca museum while we were there and learnt interesting facts about the history of coca and it's importance int he Bolivian culture as well as the recent troubles.
There were many mornings when we were woken up by the loud ‘bang’ from fire works. These were from student protests and road blocks just outside our hostel. They were peaceful protests, which I read were commonplace around Bolivia. There were also ...


