The authentic still exists

Bolivia - Titicaca Lake

 A typicality of the Americas in general seems to be that of having no middle ways. Want water? You can chose between a half a liter or a two and a half liter bottle. Same as in New York for a coca cola, a sip or a liter? I never get the logic...(capitalism ain't logical, right?!). Once happened to us that we were looking for a place to sleep and the choice was between a cheap and uncomfortable waterless kind of a hostel or a super duper expensive hotel with all possible imaginable useless comforts. I mean, why? I guess the way of thinking of the 'Americans' follows the same patter. Things are either black or white (even people, depending the place, are either black or white!). No middle way.

So, it was a relief to find a bit of a different environment around Bolivia. It is not just for Evo, who has declared the country a plurinational country recognising a place for every indigenous face and language, and who defends the coca as it has always been part of the Bolivians' life and culture. Bolivia presents itself as it is, with no gringo spot or anything made up just for them. Bolivia is just as it is, a country of pristine nature, where people work the field and weave the loom as their ancestors have probably done for centuries! No matter they can use a calendar or have internet these days, they'd still use the sky and its constellations to plant and harvest! 

The best of all this is that the tourist in Bolivia doesn't have to look for the authentic, because that is already there under his nose! Campesinas still wear the same clothes of ever forever, same colours, same drawings, same funny hat, and campesinos still carry everything on their shoulders and the donkey is their best friend. Bolivia is still pure and totally cool.