Shopping in La Paz

Today Brad and I traveled around town gathering up supplies for our trip to the mountains tomorrow. The first stop was at an office supply store where we purchased photo paper and ink cartridges. We plan on taking a laptop and a printer with us to take family pictures. This was done several years ago and the people loved them. We stopped at a plumbing and electrical store to find the fittings and hoses necessary to complete the fuel filtration system. Next week, I will post a picture of it in action. We did some grocery shopping which included buying tortillas at a tortilleria (tortilla factory). On the way home, we stopped at Wal-Mart. This trip to Wal-Mart, unlike our first one, was more than merely a sightseeing trip. Shopping in La Paz is more difficult for us than shopping at home. The first difficulty is the language. I had to rely on Brad to do most of the communicating. Another difficulty is the fact that many of the businesses are smaller shops with smaller selections than we are used to in the states. Despite these obstacles, we were able to return with everything we needed.