Football

It was local derby time in La Paz. Bolivar of La Paz were playing La Paz F.C. at the large concrete national stadium. Bolivar and a team called 'The Strongest' are the big boys in the capital; your Arsenal and Chelsea, whilst La Paz F.C. are more of a Fulham.The stadium is quite impressive really and there is a collection of pre-Hispanic statues in the middle of a roundabout in front of it.
There looked to be something like 8000 spectators in the ground. We paid £3 each for the best seats, above the halfway line and with a roof to avoid the early downpour. Halftime snacks were decent- we felt a little too full of lunch to try the tasty looking roast pork cobs but we did enjoy a cheese empanada each.
Despite them being the favourites we were supporting Bolivar because they were the team of a friendly tour organiser we were chatting to. Both teams were fairly ropey and the most spectacular action on display was the quite astounding level of diving and play-acting. Bolivar however had the sharpest attack and ended up clear winners; hurray!