A Beginning in Bolivia (Part II)

First-week learnings continued:

There is no such thing as too many cables.

One of the first things you notice is how many cables hang above the sidewalks. The city is literally wired with bundles and bundles of cables. It almost makes you feel like each household and office has its own individual electricity cable. And they just keep stringing them up. I guess, I never thought how many cables might be hidden underground in other countries.

Although the view of Mount Illimani (6439 m) is spectacular, you don’t necessarily want an apartment with that view.

Illimani is one of the looming giants of the Cordillera Real and it is a prime sight from the higher areas of La Paz. However, as we learned, north is the best direction to face (yes, now that we are in the southern hemisphere), because that way your apartment gets the most sun (and, trust me, an apartment with no sun exposure feels like a cave). Sadly, Illimani lies to the south-east.

La Paz is much better lit and cleaner than Sofia.

I guess Sofia is not a hard benchmark to beat in this respect, but I was still quite surprised to see the whole city illuminated by hundreds of lights, even the poorer or more remote areas. (Abundance of natural gas could be the answer.) And I am yet to see trash in the streets.