When I was in Juliaca that week I decided I wanted to go to Bolivia. Actually, that was one of my goals when arriving there. It was only four hours away from their hometown that I did not want to miss the opportunity. We left early in the morning and took a van to Puno. Puno was great! It a lot poorer than what I expected. In literature class we are talking about how there is racism here in Peru. There is racism among Peruvians. The people in the city discriminate people that were born in the urban areas. In the past they were viewed as uneducated people. My host mom and people in the Puno area speak a language called Quechua. This is their native language. People in Puno speak Quechua and Spanish is a second language. People in the city speak Spanish. Normally, Peruvians that live in the city are middle to higher class. The Peruvians that are low class are the ones that come from the urban areas to make a better living (people from Puno). You can defiantly see the difference from Lima and Puno. Lima is a city that is modern and up to date on technology. Puno is a city but has a lot of the poorer buildings. When we went to eat at our friends cookout at the country later that night we went to dance. Afterwards our friend Carlos complained about his throat. We had to take him to the emergency room and he was there over night. In the emergency room I was surprised by how much better our hospitals are than Puno. Lima’s hospitals are of course more advanced but in general, we are blessed to have the technology and advanced care that we do in the U.S. Back to my trip, we arrived in Bolivia and my host family showed me around. They go to Bolivia often for business and she took me everywhere! We went to the Paz and went to the central of Bolivia. One thing I can say is that in the poor parts of Bolivia it is poorer than Peru. Of course, there are richer parts of Bolivia and it is beautiful! The buildings are different and Bolivia has more color to the country than Peru. Bolivia is so cheap! I got myself two hats and dance shoes! We stayed in a hotel and the next day did some more shopping. We tried a food called empanada but it is nothing like what we make in Mexico. This was so delicious! It looked like an empanada but it was huge and with cheese inside. They told me they only sell them in Bolivia. We took this transportation where you get on a fairy and you get to see all of Bolivia from the sky! They told me that it is only a year old so they had just constructed it. We went to take pictures where the government building was located and there were military soldiers! The building was beautiful and was lit with different colors. We walked around the city and there were so many people selling on the streets. Overall, Bolivia was a great experience and I’m glad I went. To return to Lima, we took a bus to Arequipa in the morning and took the latest bus to Lima ( 10:30 p.m.) Arequipa was beautiful! We got there and there were police officers playing in a band! I tried queso helado and it was delicious! I saw four people getting married that day. They say it is good luck! We walked around a lot and took a lot of pictures. We went to see a lot of the touristic areas. We met up with a friend there and he took us out to eat and a drink. I wish we could have stayed longer but I am planning on heading back. We rushed to the bus station because we were running behind but arrived on time. Honestly, I have not had internet for almost three straight weeks. There were times when I could access internet shops but traveling around Peru so much limited my use of internet. However, I would not have it any other way. It amazes me that I have explored more of Peru than I have my own country (Mexico). I have explored a bit of the Untied States but agree that there is more to see. Overall, traveling has defiantly been a great experience for me (good and bad) I expect to continue doing this for as much as I can. If I have a goal in mind, I will achieve it.
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