6:30AM I arrived at La Paz. It was cold during the night. I am so glad I'm finally really close to Peru. I called both Liz and Anja. Anja answered and paid for my cab there. I then went to the death road. I found from the first agency that it was too late for the 50 USDs bike excursion. I went through all options with the helpful woman at the agency. We found minibuses that took a little over three hours to get there. It was only a couple of dollars to get there in comparision. I didn't find the town that exciting. I realized at the market I didn't have enough money to return. A boy in his early twenties just asked his father to gift me 20 BOBs, which allowed me to return.
5PM I got back to San Francisco Church and toured the nearby witch market. The only thing that was particularly strange was the stuffed fetal yammas. I met a German girl Sabina and we watched an outdoor show. There went my last BOB. I performed my magic trick and she bought me a shake.
Coroico
7PM I went to meet Liz to have dinner. She bought her family but I went to sort out the bus ticket to Puno. The visa machine didn't work and he was almost going to take my 100 ARSs but did not. I believe Liz got mad because I had to make her wait for almost 30 minutes. She left me to eat on my own. I went back to the travel agency and complained to the manager. She gave me the ticket so I could purchase it tomorrow for 95 BOB. She also answered my plea to exchange 20 UYU for 10 BOB even though she lost a little bit.
Witches' Market
9:30PM I met the German woman, who had a burger.first. We then had a drink. She paid, of course, because I only had the 10 BOB for souvenir. We argued a lot about our views about travel and love. She thought the way I asked for directions is rude. Frankly, I was sick of listening to her because opinion is trite. I walked back to Anja's. It took about an hour because I had to ask for directions multiple times.
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