What's Going on in Bolivia? Is it Cheap? Is it Safe?
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- čas přidán 27. 10. 2022
- La Paz, Bolivia is a surprising and amazing city to visit in 2023. Today we will walk around La Paz, Bolivia, the high altitude megalopolis of this extremely diverse country.
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Thanks for taking an genuine interest for my country
Thanks for joining me!
I am American but my dad was born and raised in this city. We go every 5 years or so to visit family. Thank you for shining some light onto the beautiful people, landscape, and culture of La Paz
So then you are not American, your are Peruvian. Should be proud of that..
You can’t change your ethnicity by being born somewhere
@@StayBasedJesus I'm born and raised American. I've lived here my entire life, I am American. I can't even speak Spanish fluently.
@@StayBasedJesus Peruvians are the citizens of Peru and NOT Bolivia. Secondly, he, 'Burnt Fruitloop,' is American BUT his father was a Bolivian which makes 'Burnt Fruitloop' a percentage of Bolivian by blood only. The other percentage is from the mother if she is of a different ethnicity. I am guessing his father's wife may be American but I am not with certainty. And your assertion that "You can’t change your ethnicity by being born somewhere" is illogical and false. Ethnicity is a population group whose members identify with each other on the basis of common nationality or shared cultural traditions. He is American born and raised and thus, he is not of the Bolivian traditions and culture as it would require that he would have to have been raised in Bolivia to be of that ethnicity and culture and not America Ethnicity.
1) Understand that CULTURE has to do with the language, religion, and customs that characterize a particular group's way of life.
2) Learn that ETHNICITY usually refers to the national background with which a person identifies. For instance, Kelly identifies herself as ethnically part Jewish, part Italian, and part Mexican.
3) RACE is defined as “a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits.” You can be sure we are the Earth Terrestrial Humane Race.
@@burntfrootloop4073 I’m born in Sweden and live here , I can’t even speak my only language and never been there.
And I still never claimed to be Swedish, why would you even want to be American.
Your country is full of value , traditions, culture, religion, moral something to be proud of.
What does US have except Money ?
@@StayBasedJesus Because I am American? I would have little in common with the people born and raised in Bolivia. America has its own culture too and I like it here. The only people native to America are the Native Indians, everyone else is still American but they originally came from elsewhere.
I spent 6 months in La Paz in 2003, volunteering as a designer at a museum there, good to see not a lot has changed. At the end of those 6 months, back in the UK I felt as fit as professional athlete 😂.
20 years ago.
How are you now?
Congratulations friend, in twenty minutes you managed to summarize part of the general history of Bolivia, just inform you that the capital of Bolivia is the city of Sucre, and not the City of LA PAZ, also thank you for visiting my country, and showing some of its landscapes , geography and culture, I hope you had a pleasant stay, best regards from the south of Bolivia 🇧🇴
Every source I read online and in books says that Bolivia has 2 capital cities. La Paz is the executive and legislative capital, while Sucre is the constitutional and judicial capital.
Cada fuente de información que leo en linea o en libros dice que Bolivia tiene dos capitales. La Paz es la capital legislativa y ejecutiva, y Sucre es la capital constitutiva y judicial.
Can someone tell me if one of these two cities is more the capital of Bolivia than the other? It seems both cities share equally important powers.
@@markp7567 there are many Silver mines in the NW regions of Bolivia. La Paz was created as a capitol because the owners of those mines refused to give their power away, and wanted to protect the mines. They forced La Paz into a capitol out of sheer power.
@@markp7567 Article 6 of Bolivia's Constitution says Sucre is the one and only capital of Bolivia.
Thanklyou so much for this video! I am heading there in a few months and this was so helpful!!
Awesome video! I've been traveling throughout South America the last 5 months. I just arrived in Bolivia a few days ago and will be here a month and this is really helpful.
Thanks man, such a great video!
Thank you, I really enjoyed this... Subbed!
Coming on our honeymoon... thank you for the tips; this is very informative. Gives the vibes of La Paz.
Your channel is a gem, found it while doing some youtube research for my own south america trip, but each of these videos are bangers prob no matter where
Respect to Bolivia from Uzbekistan!
Great video dude! Very informative!
توبوا الى الله لأن بالصلاح والاسلام تحيا النفوس والقلوب Repent to Allah in Islam because by Islam live the hearts and the souls❤❤
I’m proud idc if it’s poor❤🇧🇴
Poor in paper, rich in spirit!
I love to learn about different cultures and visit places through your channel! I especially love Latin America and glad to see you featured Bolivia. I wish we got to see some of the food like saltenas, which are like a soupy empanada!
Great information! I am Thai but was living in this beautiful city - La Paz back in 1995. I heard you talking a bit about my country😉. Keep up the good work! 💪
Very cool!
Back in the late 1960s my family was there for a few months, to import a car you had to agree to use it as a taxi for X number of years.
Great channel. Educational.
thanks!
I’ve always wanted to visit bolivia Peru & Mexico, these places fascinate me as I read a lot of history and learned Spanish to read more! The past seems so mythical yet it was so real and places like these are radiating with history
Good Job, I am also an American whose parents are from Bolivia.
Crazy to see the effects of the high altitude, I used to live in Quito so I know what it feels like, but now that I live by the beach I definitely feel how much easier it is to breathe here.
while preparing to my south american trip i have been watching all your videos. they are great inspiration. glad that la paz is safe. feel so much better now, since i will be travelling alone.
amazing!
Thanks for sharing. Beautiful country, its indigenous manifestations are still strongly alive! This warms my heart.
I want to touch this land with my spirit… Bolivia is calling.
Abraços do Brasil! Irmãos de pátria Sul americana, estamos vivos!
buen análisis, documentación y bien estructurado vlog, gracias por tu perspectiva. Yo como boliviano nunca me di cuenta de lo interesante que es mi propio país
Gracias por mirar amigo
توبوا الى الله لأن بالصلاح والاسلام تحيا النفوس والقلوب Repent to Allah in Islam because by Islam live the hearts and the souls❤❤
I had a similar experience in Lima Peru. I met a woman in her mid 20s that had never left her tiny district in Lima, maybe a 2 mile square. Mostly because of extreme poverty. She didn't have the means or a reason to leave. She wasn't an uncommon case either, most people in the world will never leave the city they're born in, especially third world countries.
I was born there as a baby then left as one, but I never went back,my whole life is American now, and all I have is your video to experience my home country, thank you.
i want to visit some time! bolivia is my fathers home country and i have aunts and uncles who lived across europe too
Bolivia is a beautiful mystic colorful rich in culture country!
Muy bonito
Decentralized transit actually looks neat. All kinds of people working to solve the problem of transport. More freedom than america in that sense, you can walk (if you can get used to the air), cable car, or pick from hundreds of different transport cars.
20:48 comedic gold to a foodie 🤣
they look good
Question brother.I’m assuming your are an American citizen,did you get you visa on arrival o in advance at one of the US Embassies?
Looks amazing. I'd love to check it out, but I need to learn Spanish!
you dont need to! I hve been traveling in latin america from mexico all the way to panama then ecuador peru and now bolivia. You can use the google translator
Bolivia, Chile, Peru are always in my bucketlist. I am wondering if it is easy for me (as Muslim and non Spanish speaker) traveling there (different culture, food restriction and language barrier)
Great video, quick question, I wanna go to Bolivia and live for 1 year, my wife is Bolivian, my daughter and I have a tourist visa, but I heard you can only stay there for 90 days, what would I have to do to be able to stay there at least 1 year
Just a quick note, some of the cars that have no markings except a sign saying taxi inside are not always safe. If you get a taxi make sure it is the ones with numbers written outside & even the sign on top.
Unsafe in what way?
@@wolfthequarrelsome504 I am sorry but I really don't know if you are trolling me. How do you think? Do a quick search of crime in South America- add tourists to the search if you like.
You seem a bit surprised.
Some Latin American countries have a very high indigenous population living in the traditional way.
Thanks for the video! are masks still required in Bolivia?
Probably not!
you can make a totally different episode in santa cruz de la sierra because it will be totally different
thanks for the great & candid overview
Two things:
1. President Arce is just 1/4 native.
2. Bolivia has 36 native cultures, which had wars against each other for centuries before the Europeans arrived.
In late 2021, Arce's government prohibited the Patujú Flag (the flag of Eastern Bolivia Natives) from flying in front of the Presidential Palace.
Exactly
Poor? I don’t think so, it’s people lives in communities helping to each other they celebrate and harvest together share everything they have and produce. Its people súper hardworking, in my opinion they are richer and happier than us in the developed world and we are poor and slaves of our busy lives and loneliness that’s poor for me
Im general is safe Bolivia, people hardworking with his unique culture.
👍👍
1:00 that is not the "central plaza of La Paz". It's just a plaza. La Paz doesn't have a central plaza per se. Also, you were in the northern edge of downtown La Paz, which is the old and touristy part of the city where you can see all the "indigenous" stuff that tourists like. It's also a very poor section of the city, which is why you didn't see any descendants of the Europeans. If you go to the southern part of the city (Zona Sur), that's where you'll see all the middle class of La Paz, and European descendants. The wealthy class is very small in La Paz and you can tell them apart because their kids go to one of the 3 best schools in La Paz, the German school, the French school or the American one, all three in the southern side of the city. Although a lot of the wealthy class has been moving out of the country or to the city of Santa Cruz for the past decade. 12:45 also the currency is not called Bolivar but peso boliviano.
Why do you think the wealthy class has been moving out of the country or to Santa Cruz the past decade?
the shops put stuff on streets, look like India. Is there agriculture land for sale, if so what is price and what crops they produce?
😊
chis evans billboard was hilarious
iron man, man!
Tell you about Bolivian society .. There's a salt plain.
You sounded out of breath! I was the same way in, la paz
he charged you 10 pesos for the shoe shinning because you are a foreigner but the normal price for locals is 2 pesos
what amazes me is that foreigners do not talk to locals, not even to younger people who are more open ... not in english because very few people speaks english but at least in broken spanish ... maybe the lady trying to hit you with a banana is one reason ... a friend of mine told me that foreigners see us like they see talibans ... very radical and close minded people ...
“Very traditional women” made me laugh 🇧🇴🇧🇴
You forgot one important point man... The Inca culture from Peru didn’t actually anex La Paz and parts of Bolivia and southern Peru of the altiplano... That’s why they still speak Quechua.... The Aymara culture was a very warring culture of the Andes....The Aymara were never really overtaken by the Incas .. They had battles together ... however in southern Bolivia they do speak Quechua... cheers
توبوا الى الله لأن بالصلاح والاسلام تحيا النفوس والقلوب Repent to Allah in Islam because by Islam live the hearts and the souls❤❤
MAJU ROJU
Its cheap and safe
Btw, 100% of everything you call "traditional" is actually European customs and fashions from the XVIth-XVIIIth century. Clothes, customs and everything.
Bolivia slowed down its modernization during the XIXth century and specially XXth century. What remains its all 100% from the Spanish period.
East Bolivia, Santa Cruz region is the most modern part, that continued modernizing during the XXth century.
It's the worlds shortest country(people), and it shows
you spelled Peru wrong
As a black man even I'm tired of seeing just black males making latin american content. Nice to see different faces in the atmosphere. Awesome content my guy! 👍🏾
Although you said it numerous times I didn't see a lot going on in the video. Markets aren't really what's going on that's just day to day business in all of Latin America. I think a tourist not looking to buy trinkets or hiking would get bored pretty quickly hanging out with you there. Maybe you missed out on the good things to do there or they aren't in your video?
you've got to look deeeeeper
توبوا الى الله لأن بالصلاح والاسلام تحيا النفوس والقلوب Repent to Allah in Islam because by Islam live the hearts and the souls❤❤
@@TalesFromTheRoad توبوا الى الله لأن بالصلاح والاسلام تحيا النفوس والقلوب Repent to Allah in Islam because by Islam live the hearts and the souls❤❤
Can you verify if Iran is building military grade drones over there?
you should have talked less and chewwed more coca
that would have relieved your altitide sickness
it helped for me
It’s be boring watching me walk and chew leaves
@@TalesFromTheRoad yeah, it would have made it more difficult shooting the video
Im going to Bolivia soon
you should visit North Korea
🗿🗿🗿🗿
The last place that I would live in S. America
توبوا الى الله لأن بالصلاح والاسلام تحيا النفوس والقلوب Repent to Allah in Islam because by Islam live the hearts and the souls❤❤
BOI
You are really sucking some wind.
So hard
Do you need to wear a hat 👒? I heard that skin cancer is serious problem there as ultraviolet light is more intense there. Clouds have been reduced due to shifting weather patterns and at higher altitude Uzbek light is stronger. I had Basel cell cancer which I had treated at UCSF and I am now good. Wonder what course of treatment there is for local Bolivians living in remote regions as early treatment is important.
hats are always a good idea!
توبوا الى الله لأن بالصلاح والاسلام تحيا النفوس والقلوب Repent to Allah in Islam because by Islam live the hearts and the souls❤❤
The sun is much stronger than people realize due to the altitude, hat & sun glasses are a good idea.
How are you going to show that crazy lady WWF fighting and not talk about what's going on there?
Is all the graffiti political?
توبوا الى الله لأن بالصلاح والاسلام تحيا النفوس والقلوب Repent to Allah in Islam because by Islam live the hearts and the souls❤❤
hell naw
The ladies look dressed look like Tibtans.
Not my cup of tea. -- Sorry - but the temps. the thin air and not speaking the language is 3 strikes and Boliva is out !!! > A 4th would the charge just to go there ? I'd want them to pay me to visit !
Why are people wearing masks still?
it was still a rule when I was there!
La Paz is usually very cold, so it's quite comfortable to keep your face warm.
For a city of that size, it's actually surprising how little covid cases were reported in comparisson during 2020.
توبوا الى الله لأن بالصلاح والاسلام تحيا النفوس والقلوب Repent to Allah in Islam because by Islam live the hearts and the souls❤❤
Very nice! And they’re still wearing face diapers?? 😩
People in Asian countries were wearing face masks before Covid because it helps prevent disease. Also, there are people with weak immune systems anyway that need to take precautions. You don't know their medical history so you shouldn't judge.
توبوا الى الله لأن بالصلاح والاسلام تحيا النفوس والقلوب Repent to Allah in Islam because by Islam live the hearts and the souls❤❤
@@burntfrootloop4073 توبوا الى الله لأن بالصلاح والاسلام تحيا النفوس والقلوب Repent to Allah in Islam because by Islam live the hearts and the souls❤❤
they export the majority of coca, they are not poor dude lol
True but I’ll the money goes to packets of the corrupt leaders, Evo Morales is the líder the president his puppet and the rest the cover of corruption
You talk to much 😒next time keep the sound natural.😡
go to La Paz and walk around yourself.
@@TalesFromTheRoad Good control. I am sure you would`ve preferred to have told that person to 'go' somewhere else (than La Paz). For the record, I don`t think you talk too much or too little, just the appropriate amount. And it is really not only about the quantity of talking anyway, the quality of what is said is very important as well.
Then don’t watch it , correcting is one thing . But every body being insulting to him why
@@TalesFromTheRoad 😆
@@charlesjames4956 if its a walking tour why talk