La Paz to Buenos Aires
Left La Paz very early morning to catch a plane to Santa Cruz then onto Buenos Aires. There are no direct flights on account of the high altitude, if you have a full plane you cannot take off with a full tank, you also need a longer than normal runway.
Altitude has affected us all a little but with the help of the coca tea and coca sweets and not too much alcohol or caffeine we have survived.
Our guide was telling us some high altitude facts – it takes a kettle longer to boil, a cake longer to cook in the oven, one alcohol drink feels like three, and one step feels like three. You certainly slow down and run out of puff!
So now we have arrived in Buenos Aires, so different to Lima and La Paz. BA already seems so much more sophisticated, looking forward to seeing more tomorrow. Here for three nights so quite a luxury.
Some shots of the area around the hotel
Three nights at the Alvear Art Hotel in the Retiro district.
