I have been here in Bolivia for almost a week now........Copacabana, La Paz, Cochabamba and currently in Santa Cruz. It seems to be a rainy season in most part of Bolivia but here in Santa Cruz, it is 30 degree celsius......hot. It is not as a beautiful city as I thought it would be. Pretty boring so far but I might change my viewpoint in due time.....
The impression of La Paz was ....too many people, cars and a traffic chaos. It is understandable that there are many cars in this country as a liter of petrol costs below 0.10 cents $.
The unforgettable image is though the masked shoe-shine boys in La Paz......they walk around all over the city hoping to get somebody who wants to get his shoes shined. They are regarded as outcasts by the society and mask therefore their faces in shame. What a shameful world we are living in!
I have never seen as many volvo trucks as in Cochabamba...........I wonder why..... The cementry was a magnificent scene as well in this town as the grave monuments were so huge and looked like houses.
The sunny islands outside Copacabana are worth visiting.
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The prejudices against the child labour in the "shoe-shine business" is so immense that the shame forces these kids to hide their faces while working on the streets. Many of them are studying hard, if the family can afford the fees, but are aware of the fact that they'll never get better jobs if they show their faces on the street. The balaklavas are put on when school is finished.
I remember this as one of the most emotional moments in Bolivia as well, to look in the eyes of a child dressed like a robber but with eyes full of dreams.
Why isn't it the tourist paying for the service who's wearing the balaklava of shame?
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