Trip Report 30 May - Puno, Peru to La Paz, Bolivia
Trip Report 30 May - Puno, Peru to La Paz, Bolivia
Distance since departure - 19,556 km
Distance travelled today - 308 km
Stayed - Adventure Brew Hostal ($7.50 with breakfast)
Weather - 12 - 22 degrees C
Temperatures are dropping and borders are getting easier to cross. Lake Titicaca was the scenery today at over 12,000 feet. We have been cruising at high altitude on the Altaplano for a few days and will probably be at height until we head for the coast of Chile.
The real head turner today was dropping into La Paz. You are cruising along a high plain with snow capped mountains off in the distance when you start to drop into a valley of humanity that is built in a crack in the earth. The transition is quite sudden and startling. It could all be improved with some kind of exhaust standards on their busses and trucks. These beasts just paint you in soot every time they pass you going the opposite direction. We try to keep vehicles from passing us going in the same direction to a bare minimum!
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