Travellers

There seem to be three archetypes of backpackers in La Paz:

• The "Performance-Eco", whose challenge is to travel the whole of South America in 2 months. Efficient cultural immersion and ecological concern and state-of-the-art-equipment round up the self-image of this species.
• The "Hare-Krishna-Pilgrim", who seeks deeper wisdom and self-knowledge by moving around the continent´s inspiring places and entertaining the local varieties of mind-extending substances.
• The "Postcard-Oriented Swarm Packer" who seems to come either from US or Israel, moves in huge noisy packs and has the divine mission of promoting the use of the English language.

Well, so far my only mission is to take a break...