We started our Bolivian adventures with an unexpected week in Santa Cruz due to some visa problems. To the left: the result of many boring hours in the immigration office.
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| Our trip to Santa Cruz through the Chaco; long, hot, and somewhat problematic. |
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| Typical food in Santa Cruz. This was shredded beef and rice, fried plantains, egg, and yucca. |
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| Central Plaza, Santa Cruz |
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| A few of the really tasty lunch options from the Sucre central market. Our favorite was a sopa de mani followed buy some picante de pollo. |
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| An afternoon thunderstorm gathers over Sucre |
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| Simple earthen brick houses cover the hillsides of rural Bolivia as they have for generations. |
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| Pork vendor, Sucre, with a special New Years Eve offering. (the sign reads "I am a tasty little pig") |
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| An awesome assortment of chili pastes from the market in Sucre, giving simple Bolivian foods a variety of great flavors severely lacking in Paraguyan cusine. |
Siete Cascadas: a popular day hike from Sucre.
To the Right: looking at the plaza in Sucre, the polarizing filter on the camera had a super weird interaction with the window glass in a local cafe.
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| The sun sets on Potosi, considered the worlds highest city at over 4,000 meters. Potosi was once the largest city in South America, as a result of mineral wealth found in the surrounding hillsides. Cerro Rico, in the background, has been scarred by mining since the arrivial of the Spanish, much to the detriment of the health of those who mine there. |
Creepy child mummies on display at a historical museum in Potosi.
