Santa Clara University

• Rural Bolivia on the High Plains
• Transportation
• The Cities of La Paz and El Alto
• Migrant Residents of El Alto
• Rituals and Beliefs in the City

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Rural Bolivia on the High Plains
Island of the Sun, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia	Quinoa in the Tiwanaku Valley	Preparing the Soil	Harvesting Potatoes
Sheep grazing near Lake Titicaca

Transportation
Lamas along the Inca trail, El Cumbre	To La Paz from the Campo	Arriving at the City

The Cities of La Paz and El Alto
Urban crops	Family at the edge of the City	Minibusses in El Alto	The La Paz valley
Hub caps	Hard Labor	Street Haircut	Fuel run

Migrant Residents of El Alto
Military Police stand guard	Urbanization of the Altiplano	Making Adobes in El Alto	A Backyard View
Preparing a Meal	Sunday Afternoon Reciprocity

Rituals and Beliefs in the City
Coca Reading	Altiplano Ch'alla	Blessing of ESPIRITU SANTU	Evangelical Revival in El Alto
Wedding at Beth Shalom	Funeral in El Alto

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