All sorts of goings on in La Paz

First stop this morning was to visit our project's Chief of Party. He lives in the Zona Sur in an apartment, but he is building a house in the neighborhood where it seems all of the diplomats live. The American Ambassador is a few streets over. Then we went out to lunch in San Miguel.

Everyone wants to show me around San Miguel, yet it barely seems to be mentioned in the Lonely Planet guide. I think I need to write to them.

After that, I took a nap and then went to the fourth annual Feria de Chocolate. Wow. I can't believe THAT's not in the Lonely Planet guide either. What's wrong with these people??? I think there were something like 30 different producers of chocolate with exhibits. Many of them were Bolivian companies, but then there was a Brazilian company there, along with Lindt (Swiss) and a booth with M&Ms. They even had a stage where someone was creating a chocolate sculpture.

And yes, of course I purchased. Duh.

I was going to go off to experience La Paz nightlife tonight with Denisse but she just called - a child care problem has come up and we have to put off our night out until next Friday. So I think I'll try to get some shopping in tomorrow before leaving for the field.