La Paz

The largest city and unofficial capital of Bolivia La Paz is situated in a valley at 3660m altitude. Several markets are found in La Paz, among them is the Witches market (Mercado de Hechiceria) where all kinds of strange powders and foetuses were sold. I joined the Red Cap Walking tour and learned a lot about the city, the Bolivian culture and politics.

One hour outside of La Paz lays World's Most Dangerous Road from La Cumbre to Coroico. Nowadays this road is almost exclusively used by cyclists to do the 64km 3600m vertical descent. Since Dutchies are used to biking, I didn't fear the road and I enjoyed the downhill ride. For the first 20 kilometres we could speed down on paved roads followed by an unpaved path with spectacular views. It was not that dangerous at all.