On our way back to Puni from Lake Titicaca, I became unwell. I first thought it was sea sickness but as I continued to worsen through the nigt I realised that I was most likely food poisoning. I had the worst night ever as on top of it all I got a migraine. I was not feeling much bettet by morning, when we had to leave early for our journey to La Paz. The trip was log and uncomfortable but we got there in the end.
The day after we joined a walking tour of the city if La Paz. It was very interesting but I don't think I like La Paz that much. Sure, it is full of interesting history but it has a general dodgy feeling about it and plenty of corruption. Plenty of unfinished buildings and we were told how they sacrificed (still does at times) drunk homeless people and burried them alive at a construction site before buildig houses. A ceremonial thig their witches used to do (does) for them. I am sure there is more to the belief but I am not willing to explore this belief any further. Today each house , nower once at lest, has a dead baby lama under their house. At the witches market you can also see plenty of dead dried baby lamas hanging in the ceiling, for sale.
After the tour we headed to the cable car for view of the city. It does look amazing as it is so big and in a valley surrounded by mountain ( and some with snow on the top all year round).
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