La Paz, the Good and the Bad
Here is what I wrote one morning when we were in La Paz... This city is beautiful. Not in the clean and perfect way like places such as Savannah, GA or Fairhope, Al but in a unique mix of old and new. The mountains that have been here forever cholitas walking the streets in their traditional attire the old buildings in the center of town. From our window, we can see college students dancing in unison in a park below and kids playing soccer in two nearby fields. Walking the streets yesterday in the market we saw older cholitas selling their assortment of items, and we also saw younger women dressed in modern clothing selling similarly. These women might be studying a book for their college classes or have a baby sleeping on the floor beside them. Its just a beautiful place. I know its not perfect and has its flaws. Traffic for one thing. These taxi drivers have no rules for the road...they just squeeze through slots, honk to pull out in front of people or to hurry pedes