We were under the impression that this was the cultural capital of Bolivia. I expected to see everyone dressed in the traditional gear, selling hand made crafts and traditional foods. Instead it's a bustling modern city, most people walked around in jeans with cellphones blaring their latest hit (earphones not a huge craze in Bolivia, the overnight bus was testament to that as 3 or 4 people played their own tunes from their cellphones LOUDLY! Sounded like a grade 5 music practise)

Surprisingly this city boasts the largest Christ statue mounted on a nearby hill - 44cm higher than the famous statue in Rio. We didn't get to climb the 1250 steps to the top as there were signs all over warning tourists not to go up, so we opted out for the cable car and mini hike and took pics from the bottom. It was large enough to spot from anywhere n the city!

What Cochabamba did have were the local markets, and lots of them. While most of them sold your typical Chinese crap we did get to try a few eats from the locals and it was pretty tasty. In the afternoon the rain came down (and washed the spider out) so we called it quits and bought bus tickets to La Paz.