In article <061020032352474550%romain.agostini@sbcglobal.net>, Ago
writes
> Hello,
>
>I'm planning on traveling to Bolivia for one week in the late part of
>November - unfortunatley pretty short... As I have never been in that
>area of South America, I'd like some suggestions on what to do/where to
>go. I'll be arriving in La Paz, and am planning on going from there to
>lake Titicaca. Any recommendations for La Paz? How safe is the city?
>Anything specific to see in the La Paz area? Any recommendations for
>the lake Titicaca area? Places to stay? Things to do? Should I go
>somewhere else instead? My main interests reside with discovering the
>country and its people, and doing nature/landscape photography. Mt
>travel companion is a native Spanish speaker.
>
>Any tips and hints appreciated!
>
>---Ago
Like Richard said, the situation is a bit unstable at the mo' but
I suggest you have a look at my site under Travel/South American
travelogue with two chapters specially on La Paz and Titicaca.
La Paz has some really good museums (the Museum of Gold being a top
choice), the Valle da Luna outside the city (photos), the highest ski
resort in the world, at Chacaltaya, the pre-Inca city of Tiwanaku -
which is a must if you are a photographer - but you will find that the
city itself is actually very interesting and very pretty, surrounded by
mountains with the house lights sparkling at night. As for Titicaca
Crillon tours are expensive but they seem to have a monopoly of lake
tours - at least when I was there - so go with them to Copacabana and
saty at least one night there.
--
JohnM
Author of Brazil: Life, Blood, Soul
http://www.scroll.demon.co.uk/spaver.htm
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