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this is the main bus station in la paz, bolivia. when i went to south america last year i booked a return flight to peru, and a tour that went from peru to bolivia. therefore my little task for the trip was to try and arrange my journey back from bolivia to peru in time for my flight home. i was intending to use as much spanish as i could to get a bus ticket from inside this station, however when it came down to it i chickened out and got the help of my peruvian tour guide. financially that turned out to be a wise move, as after he had arranged it all and i went to pay, the lady who served us revealed that she would have charged more if she knew the ticket was for a gringo. of course she said that in superfast spanish so i just smiled at her and said gracias.

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