After almost a three month hiatus, I’m back in La Paz, Bolivia – where I now call home! I’m so excited to be back here. Still adjusting to the altitude and trying to get settled into my new apartment. I’m learning to give myself a little bit of grace as I try to navigate the woes of living in a third world country where I am far from speaking spanish fluently. But, every day is an adventure and I’m so, so, so grateful to call La Paz home.
One of the things on my ‘to do list’ since I’ve been back here was to ride the brand new Teleferico! It’s La Paz’s newest form of transportation – kind of like a subway system in the sky. It has been no small engineering feat – but for a third world country to pull this off – I’m incredibly impressed!! It costs less than 50 cents to ride it one way from the center of the city all the way up to El Alto and takes about 20 minutes. In the past, this would’ve taken about three bus rides and an hour or more for travel time. Did I mention it’s amazing!? Below are some photos and a quick video I put together from my first ride on it. We went up to El Alto to shop at the huge flea market they have every Thursday and Sunday. Check out some of the photos and video I took with my phone below.
The New York Times also just did a great article/video on the Teleferico – you can check that out HERE!
Many more updates to come – stories to tell and of course, photos to share about my adventures in the US and all around the world!
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This is the view out my apartment window… pretty awesome.
Getting on the Teleferico!
Riding the Teleferico with my friend Jackie and Melissa (not pictured)
