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La Paz, Bolivia might be one of my favourite places on the planet to people watch. I would sometimes spend hours straight sitting in Plaza Murillo just watching the daily lives of the local people. Children would laugh as they attempt to feed a flock of pigeons who attack the little people nearly twice their size. Brightly dressed indigenous woman walk the plaza selling food, clothing and, well, just about anything else one could ever imagine buying out in public. The truth is that La Paz is one of a kind, there has never been, nor will there ever be another place on earth like it. That uniqueness comes alive in everyday life and in the plazas like the one photographed above.

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Bolivian Golf

When you think of Bolivia “golf” is probably the last thing you think of. However, to the surprise of most, the course in La Paz, Bolivia is actually one of the best in South America. It is also known to be the highest official golf course in the world playing at about 3300 meters above sea level, about double the altitude of Denver, Colorado. As such, the ball tends to travel much farther here at the course in La Paz, Bolivia than it does anywhere else. Even the softest driver might be able to see their dream of sending a ball over 300 yards come true. Although it might not be huge on the tourism radar, or the PGA tour, a round at this course is well worth it.

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Although the Chileans like to tell people that they have the world’s highest geyser, the truth is that the highest is actually just across the border, and up the hill, in Bolivia. Some make the argument that the Bolivian geysers are no more than bubbling waters and not true geysers, but anyone who has spent time around them when they are active know that they are more than just mud pots.

The geo-thermal area that you see in the photo above is from a thermal area in the Bolivian altiplano. Getting to these geysers and mud pools is more than a simple hop. The fields sit at over 5000 meters above sea-level and will have even the most athletic people gasping for air. The Bolivian Altiplano is one of the most impressive landscapes on the planet. It is ripe with desolation but yet still seems to manage a way to burst with life. These geysers, mud pools, or whatever you want to call them are a part of that diverse and impressive landscape.

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