El Choro

El Choro is a trek near La Paz. We started at 5000 meters, where you really feel the altitude, and walked down to 1100m over 3 days. We spent two nights out there, above the cloud level most of the time and walked down a rocky old Inca road that has been used for more than 500 years for trade. It was pretty tough on the knees - it's definitely easier to go downhill than uphill, but tougher on the bones if not the lungs. The second night, our campsite was on the edge of a cliff above the cloud line and we just watched the rain come in below (and above) us as we sat and enjoyed our dinner. We began the trek in a desolate climate and finished in what was almost a tropical climate.