La Paz!

So we arrived back safely from our adventure in La Paz this morning at 5:30am! Friday night we left Cochabamba and rode all night on the Trans Copacabana bus to La Paz. When we arrived Jinny, Ben, and I went to the main plaza and started looking for a hostal. After finding one we dropped off our stuff and took a taxi up to the cementary where we were told to buy the tickets to go to Lago Titicaca. We finally arrived in Copacabana about three hours later. The view was amazing as you can see from the pic. below!

We decided to get somthing quick to eat and then we got on a boat and rode out to Isla del Sol. By the time we got on the boat there were no seats left so we got to sit up at the front of the boat which we thought was awesome until about 30 minutes into the ride- it was freezing!!! After an hour and a half boat ride we got to the island and found out the boat left again in 40 minutes! We were at least able to walk around and take some pictures. On the way back we made sure that we were sitting on the lower part of the boat so we did not freeze:) We got back to Copacabana and quickly got on the bus to go back to La Paz.

Sunday morning we slept in a bit and got up and walked around town. We decided to head out to Coroico early afternoon. First we went to the Mirador de Kili Kili where the view of La Paz was spectacular! We then headed out to get tickets to go to Coroico in the Yungas. The ride took about three hours and by the end of the trip we were hot and ready to get off the small truffi (bus). But once again the view was amazing! We arrived in Coroico around 4:30 and was able to get a hostal and then walk around the city. Coroico is a town in the Yungas that is well known for its waterfalls, but during this time of year the waterfalls are much dryer then normal. Monday morning we woke up and set out to find the "3 Cascadas" (3 waterfalls). The walk took about 2 and a half hours. We were not exactly sure if the waterfalls that we were seeing were part of the "3 Cascadas," but when we arrived at the third one we realized that the other two that we saw were indeed part of the 3 waterfalls. Walking through the mountains I would just stop and look up at how big and awesome these mountains and it would remind me the awesomeness of our God! It also made me think about how big this world really is and how there are so many people scattered across this world that need Him.

Finally Monday night we started back to Cochabamba on a 9:30pm bus. We arrived early this morning. We slept a couple of hours and then headed into the Burn Center. Upon arriving we found out that it was some sort of holiday for workers in the health profession, so there really was not much going on. I decided to go to the CRIN and there was able to feed Jhoseline (the cutest little girl ever!). While feeding Jhoseline another little girl (about 6 months) that I had held and played with before was crying the whole time. The nurse mentioned somthing about her being hungry and I asked if we could help feed her. The nurse then explained to me that the mother has to come and bring milk and until then the little girl gets nothing. I do not know the situation of the family, but the nurse mentioned that the mother is from the Chaparre (the jungle area) and that she is

always neglecting her little girl. It made me angry that this little girl who is very thin and malnurished in the first place was sitting in the hospital not getting fed at all! Tiffany (a med. student) and I decided to go out and buy some milk so that at least for two days she would have milk. It seems like an endless battle though because although we may provide some milk for a day or two for this little girl there will be other days that she will have nothing and then she is not the only one going without food... I just pray that one day this little girl will realize what she truely needs and that is Jesus.