Bolivia

At first glance, many of them seem cold, grumpy and unapproachable: the so-called cholitas, recognizable by their man’s hat, thin black braids and a broadly lined skirt. But anyone who has done any research knows full well that these women are in many ways the …

If you want to climb a six-thousand-meter high peak from La Paz, it is relatively simple, since the city already lies at an altitude of about four-thousand meters. In only two days I could therefore climb Huayna Potosí, the local mountain of La Paz. On …