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 bolivian shop by utttz
In bolivia depackaging is widely spread..... you can buy a cigarette, a single candy and so on.
the drawback of this system is that for some goods plastic bags are used for repackaging and plastic is unfortunately abandoned after use. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Any shop - N'importe quelle boutique de bouffe.
Buy some water, around 3-4 liters per people for the 4 days trek. Mandatory !
Achetez de l'eau, environ 3-4 litres par personne pour le trek de 4 jours. O-b-l-i-g-a-t-o-i-r-e !
About 5-6 bolivianos (0.8 USD) per bottle
Environ 5-6 bol (0.8 USD) par bouteille Leave a Comment Theme: Department Store
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On bolivian markets as well as in a lot of city stores you can find a lot of handmade works. Not everything is best quality, difficult to give a general tip, you have to control it as good as you can. Respect of clothes they try sometimes to sell you a "Baby-Alpaka-sweater" e.g. that isnīt at all of that quality, but made from Llama wool is good and warm as well.
Canīt generalize it, but if you really want to buy e.g a Sweater of Baby-Alpaka Quality you shoulf calculate maybe 50 Dollars (Iīm not sure at all), itīs still worth it, I saw these ones in Europe for 300 Dollares, so think about it. Leave a Comment Theme: Art
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 Colorful fruits in
Copacabana market by richiecdisc
There are many great fruits as well as other local foods you won't find anywhere else.
Papayas are cheap and always good at less than a dollar. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: If you walk around any Bolivian city, you will pass a market soon enough.
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 Witches' market by tini58de
We were quite shocked about the llama fetuses, but our tour guide gave us a good explaination: llamas are usually pregnant with twins, but only one baby llama is born - so with the afterbirth there will always be the second fetus!
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If you're looking for luck, here's a list to help you decode the meaning of all the amulets on display: Frogs are said to bring good fortune; turtles are the symbol of long life; owls bring knowledge; snakes are a sign of progression (or moving in the right direction); koa--a dried plant made with molasses--is supposed to help your harvest; and pumas will help you achieve victory over your enemy. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Copacabana vendors by tini58deLeave a Comment Theme: Other
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get a shoe polish..great fun, pay accordingly..don't haggle,
people earn such little money and believe me, they don't see you as sucker if you let a couple of sol slip your purse. for me it is not ethical when looking at my income.in comparison, all travellers are so well of. *
local Craft keeping the memories fresh for years to come., colourful rugs, alpaca ponchos, vests and fine pottery Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftDirections: on the many Markets in Bolivia, Cochabamba springs to my mind*
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If you need warm clothes i.e. heading to the salt plains, La Paz is great for picking up warm fleeces for about 3 euro.
Also the markets are great for getting some really nice ponchos.
Very cheap Leave a Comment Theme: Women's Clothes
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 L ile du pecheur, au milieu du
desert de sel by Aurelien5480
Et bien pour vous j ai cherche et je suis alle de l autre cote du monde pour vous ramener cette verite..... Ils poussent sur les tiges vertes, sur une seule ile au monde, dans un oceant de sel.
L ile du pecheur est une formation volcanique plus ancienne que les andes.
Cette boule de lave a ete colonise par les coraux, il y a tres tres lontemps qu on etait meme pas genetiquement prevu.
Apres les andes se sont soulevees, et les coreaux se sont fossilises.
Ca monte ca monte, du fond de l ocean pacifique, l ile est monte a 4000m, puis la nape d eau salee emprisonee, qui formait ici une mer interrieur de haute montagne, c est evapore, lasant que le sel derriere elle.
Aujourd hui, c est le paradis des cactus, peut etre certain les plus vieux du monde, car ils poussent de 1cm par na, et les plus grands font 12m de haut, soit 1200ans.
Il y a quelques bestioles aussi qui vivent la, c est a se demander d ailleurs comment elles sont arrive sur ce cailloux perdu et sans un point d eau... C est entre le lapin et le chinchila, tres bizarre.
On vois partout les coraux fossiles et on se demande ou les cactus et quelques plantes (toutes epineuses) mettent leurs racines...
En tout cas c est vraiment chouette!
WHAT TO BUY?..... des cure-dents of course! Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Entre deux cristaux de sel, tout droue, a droue...
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