OT: Bolivians -- This is your thread to request clemency.

C to the t.

I have been to Bolivia. Santa Cruz wasn't bad but La Paz, well s bring people to La Paz is as real punishment

Been to Bolivia. Fascinating place. A good excuse to say Titicaca over and over and pretend you are 7 years old. They kept serving us Americans fried chicken and Chinese food, which got tiring.

I was in neighboring country Paraguay doing service work in the slums of Asuncion. (Health and hygiene education, etc.) Had an awesome time. Was there in November, which is a comfortable time of year. Did very limited sight seeing.

Thing is, the Andes Mountains run right through Bolivia. The aforementioned Lake Titicaca has an elevation of more than 12,000 feet, so very high. To the east, there is a plain, similar to Paraguay. And to the west, it also is flat in Bolivia. So the country is bisected by a very high mountain range.

Would strongly recommend you follow Jim Harbaugh's example and find a place in the world to serve others. He goes to Peru, iirc. You could go to Bolivia. For real.

I was there once with my partner and his girlfriend. We had to leave the States in a hurry - never mind why - and we went into business down there. At first it went OK, but then we ran afoul of the local authorities, who demanded a meeting with us at a local cantina. It didn't end well.

Volunteered at an animal sanctuary in Villa Tunari, which could be considered the Bolivia of Bolivia, about a decade ago. You can walk in never having owned so much as a dog or house cat and become caretaker for a spider monkey or jaguar. Might leave with some scars but 10/10 do recommend.

Hope your friend likes my cool story.

From the Peru side of Lake Titcaca. The Peruvians told us we shouldn't go there.

I haven't but a had a bunch of friends go when I was in Chile.

One of the main attractions is the salt flats at Salar de Uyuni where everyone takes photos like these:

I have been dozens of times to Santa Cruz where my family is from. I have probably 30+ cousins down there. Santa Cruz is a fun city. Been for carnival which was crazy. My experience may be different to most since I could pass as a local and had plenty of people showing me around. Food and drink is dirt cheap and the women are beautiful. Also like the combination of a major city, grittiness of a 2-3rd world country, and vibrant culture. Would recommend it to anyone. Just don't go expecting to lounge in an all inclusive resort and infinite pool. Sure they have those but that's not really the point. An American should avoid drinking tap water as well. Stick to Beer. Pacena is the brew of choice. Sometimes I can even order it here in NYC. Lots of eco-tourism sprouting up now as it has rain forest and mountain terrain.

There can't be any money in that. Maybe it's looked at as a public service?

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you get those type of adds when you surf porn. Most of  us probably see those dating adds. The inter webs knows your trails.

All of them deserved.  I'm still shocked I wasn't included in the purge that killed so many of our internet friends.

It was during the frenzied Harbaugh search era. I started an OP from an unapproved source that had just been blacklisted without my knowledge. Add in the fact I had iPhone technical difficulties which resulted in the same post listing about five times and I was history. It was like a strange purgatory.

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