After 4 days in La Paz, we headed out for the mountains to d a 3 day trek......a well known trail that follows an ancient Incan road called El Choro (because it follows the Choro river).
The trek starts at 4,900 meters (in snow) and ends 3 days later at 1,300 meters (in the jungle). We had a guide and a cook (and the cooks´ boyfriend) along with us to help with the gear and food. Because of the slippery stone roads (imagine Indian Jones) we were thankful for the help.
The scenery was breathtaking! The air was fresh and the 6-7 hour a day walks were relaxing but sometimes strenous. It was interesting to see how people live in the mountain ranges, in very remote villages and homes made of adobe or rock. We camped on the second night outside of a family home, where 2 very curious girls lived with their mother and grandfather. They had just arrived with their mother to help the grandfather with the Easter pilgrimages that all Bolivians make during Semana Santa (Holy Week). They were quite the country girls and at one moment Greg pointed next to me laughing as the little one pulled her pants down to have a quick pee arms length from me. Considering their toilet was a hole on the side of the mountain, I could understand there was not much difference.
Bolivia has scenery unlike anywhere else. The people truly live off the land here, many using methods of farming used by the Inca. Bolivians are shy but helpful and always have a question for you about where you come from. Even with the patches of rain and fog the trek was glorious and memorable.
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