We made it to La Paz in under five hours. The journey was yet again, awful! Our taxi driver had trouble finding our hostel, but luckily with Simon's Spanish skills, we made it. Wild Rover Hostel is an Irish themed gringo party hostel, therefore full of life. We had a bite to eat after we settled in our room. We took a walk around and ran a few errands that afternoon. There is a cable car system built to navigate the huge city and ease the commute for locals. Simon knew that I would love to experience something like that, so he arranged a taxi to get us there. La Paz is a massive city built in a bowl-like canyon. The cable car system takes you to and from several points across the city from the highest to lowest areas. It was an incredible perspective to gain, from the poor houses built into the cliffs to the bustling city life downtown. I've never seen a city quite like La Paz. We made our way back to the hostel to have some dinner. The bar was certainly full of energy, but with our travels into the Amazon the next day, we decided to take it easy and keep warm in our room. We enjoyed the opportunity to be lazy and sleep in the next morning. They served us a free simple breakfast before we made our way to the airport. The thought of warm weather was making us both absolutely ecstatic! Our check in was smooth and we boarded the plane as scheduled. As we walked onto the tarmac, we were shocked at the tiny size of the plane with only 19 passengers. Flying out of La Paz was incredible for two reasons. One, we both were not big fans of the city itself and two, flying through the Andes Mountains is magical. We had a forty minute flight before we arrived in the Amazon Basin of Bolivia!!!
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