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Remember how I said Huayna Potosi was the hardest physical thing I've ever done in my life? Well, scrap that. Meet Volcano Licancabur, 5930 masl, who lives silently on the border with Chile and Bolivia. Volcano Licancabur and Laguna Verde, Bolivia We were lucky enough to meet a couple of Swiss geologists at the tour agency in Tupiza, Bolivia who wanted to combine their salt flat tour to Uyuni with an extra day to climb Licancabur. This was perfect for us because we had always wanted to climb a volcano (that actually resembles a volcano still) and we knew it would be cheaper in Bolivia than practically anywhere else in the world. Tupiza, Bolivia. We were a bit blase about the whole climb, certain that nothing could ever be harder than Huayna Potosi.  Mistake!  As my alarm went off at 12:30 am and I reluctantly peeled off my four layers of blankets, I seriously questioned myself about whether or not this is a 'holiday' we're meant to...

La Paz, Bolivia. Or, the 'bowl city', as I like to call it. They have people dressed as zebras to help you at the pedestrian crossings, people dressed as donkeys to jump on the windscreen´s of bad drivers, a jail where the inmates rule themselves, Cholita wrestling and the best sticky date pudding with banana custard you'll find in South America. What more could you ask for?! La Paz, Bolivia. The ¨bowl city¨ Llama Fetus´ in the witches´ market of La Paz Guards at the Presidential House in La Paz. Much easier to distract than those at Buckingham Palace! Zebra crossing in La Paz From there we visited the beautiful town of Sucre, which was a lovely surprise with its plethora of white washed colonial buildings. It was labour day when we were there and the streets were lined with beautifully dressed cholitas with a beer in their hand. We were more than happy to join in the celebrations; it seemed only appropriate to grab a beer ourselves while we wat...