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CHUDO’S HOTDOG STAND IN A VAN! i ordered a no-dog dog with all the fixings, and it came with a dog anyways, and i totally ate it. let’s pray there’s no tapeworm laughing at me as i write this… or if there is a tapeworm, let’s pray it’s clairevoyant à la saddest music in the world! note the sweatervest and general classiness of chudo.
creepy ALLSEEINGEYE church, el alto
el alto: crazy plateau aymara micropolis/ex-suburb/pro-MAS militia territory :D
totally rad commie museum of the 1952 revolution
lots of different varieties of potato at the FERIA DE LA PAPA
creepy ALLSEEINGEYE church, el alto
many different varieties of OCA at the FERIA DE LA PAPA
el alto: a very low-tech car parts store
cactus-flowers for aymara ritual offerings in witches’ market, la paz
after preening herself for a while, she let me snap a portrait, and afterwards accepted as payment for the photograph a big dramatic kiss, which was roundly hooted by the other meathawkers. note that the specialty of the stand is cow’s feet CUT IN HALF (¿¡…!?)
miscellaneous hechicerías: dried starfish, aromatic CRYSTALS (kid you not), herbs, spices, tinctures…
beautiful cholita skirts in the infinite sprawl of markets that is 14 de septiembre, la paz
To celebrate the overcoming of such long-battled (4 solid days of problems?) intestinitis, I went to the fanciest, candle-lit italian place (which was, btw, totally awesome) i could find. trying as hard as i could to splurge (amazing creme of artichoke soup!), i still didn’t even make the 9 dollar mark. wtf?
Random danceparty decorations (dryhump dreams…)
Random tacky-jesus in a fancy white-baroque choich
I am a californian who has traveled a lot and loves giving advice, mostly food related but also cultural when it's safe consensual and appropriate to the current legal climate. Contact me via email if you really must.
