It'll take your breath away...if you still have one at altitude.
"The face stares me down, resolute and powerful. At 21,122 feet, Illimani is the protector of La Paz. Like a man guarding a door, the mountain sizes me up as it comes into view while my flight descends into the El Alto International Airport. Survival here has never been easy. The luxuries from the modern world have made it tolerable, but it is still hard to fathom how 2.5 million people live in and above the canyons in the shadow of the peak. I take one last breath of pressurized airplane air as the side door opens, unsure of how my body will react at 13,325 feet."
--Look For Me There, Chapter 8
CITIES VISITED:
MUST DO:
FAVORITE MEMORY:
La Paz
El Alto
Uyeni
Santa Cruz
Drink coca tea.
See the Gate of the Sun near Lake Titicaca.
Ride the gondola in La Paz.
Experience illusions of depth perception in the salt flats near Uyeni.
Aside from surviving with the aid of portable oxygen, spending the night in a hotel made of pure salt.
