I arrived in El Alto, the highest international airport in the world at 4,061mt above sea level. Departing the plane I felt a shocking sensation of breathing air with no oxygen – perhaps this is the ‘welcome to Bolivia’ greeting that all foreigners get!
In this rugged, ecologically diverse country I visited Lake Titicaca known as the birthplace of the Incas. As the elders told me, “The creator god Viracocha rose up from Lake Titicaca and created human beings”
