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Fiona Shepherd visits South America

Get past the altitude sickness and Bolivia offers a taste of another world, from the lively streets of La Paz to the scenery of the highest peaks.

At around 3600m above sea level, La Paz is the highest altitude capital in the world -- a city with its head in the clouds, which is literally breathtaking for the visitor inhaling its thin air for the first time.

In Bolivia, it pays to have a head for heights.