This is the "all you can drink for £25" party we went to. Clearly this was where all the rich Bolivians were hanging out, and we were very obviously underdressed. There was also a collection of the most horrible dresses Heather and I had ever seen. All in all it was a fun, if messy, night.
Bolivia is not known for its wine, and for a good reason. It's crap. However it was really nice to be able to drink wine again after only beer or the occasional cocktail (usually involving raw egg) over the last few months.
Erik, Heather, Gideon and I headed on from Potosi to Tarija to visit the bodegas. Needless to say we got very drunk. It was really fun, and the best wine we had was a bottle for £1.30 in a cheap eat place where we had lunch. The roads were still blocked due to Evo's "gasolinazo" 100% gas price increases which took place on 26th December. The government had been subsidising gas for the last 7 years but said it was going to stop as so much was leaking out and going into Chile and Argentina. The days following this announcement have been interesting. Buses put their prices up 50%, taxis 100% and soooo many strikes and demonstrations. At least in Tarija there was no dinamite being blown up on the street. Today Evo has announced he's revoking his decision so hopefully the country will calm down a bit!
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