{"id":6496,"date":"2015-04-05T01:47:15","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T23:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/?p=6496"},"modified":"2020-12-19T15:07:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T14:07:28","slug":"perhaps-the-largest-market-in-the-world-feria-el-alto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/2015\/04\/05\/der-vielleicht-groesste-markt-der-welt-feria-el-alto\/","title":{"rendered":"Perhaps the largest market in the world: Feria El Alto"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Visit the massive Sunday market Feria El Alto<\/li>\n<li>Marvel at traditional Cholitas wrestling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>The calls from a newspaper seller wake us up early. Nevertheless, after yesterday we are still lying down a bit. At around 11 a.m. we are on our way to <b>Sunday market to El Alto<\/b>. We take a taxi to the Estacion, where the <b>Valley station of the red Teleferico line<\/b> lies. But there are such crowds here that we will come back straight away <b>overpriced taxi up to El Alto<\/b> to take.<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6477\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_3.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=1355007676  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6477\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_3.jpg\" alt=\"Looking down to La Paz\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_3.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down to La Paz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>There we immediately plunge into the fray of perhaps the largest market in the world. He should <b>over 25 km2 <\/b>stretch, <b>10,000 market stalls\u00a0<\/b>count and <b>more than 60,000 visitors<\/b> attract. Unlike the markets in the center, the market serves the <b>Supplying the local population<\/b>. Hardly anything that cannot be found here in this one <b>interesting mix of modernity and tradition<\/b>. Worlds collide, but here, too, a lot is changing. Smartphones, video games, DVDs and other technology products are undoubtedly one of the best sellers and also one <b>traditionally dressed Chola woman using cell phone<\/b> on the ear is not a rare sight.<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6486\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=353634940  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6486\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05.jpg\" alt=\"One of the countless market stalls\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the countless market stalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>We try giant pink popcorns, local pastries, buy water in a bag, new sunglasses and a sun hat, and marvel at them <b>Mountains of clothes<\/b>, Shoes, tools, repair parts to name just a few, before we have another fruit juice. You can have yourself weighed here. In some sections the crowd is almost too much for Niki and we are looking for a quieter side street. A little after 2 p.m. we go back to <b>Teleferico station<\/b>. After a short queue we sit in the <b>ultra-modern gondola<\/b> with once more a breathtaking view over the valley basin.<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6480\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_6.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=1344449424  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6480\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_6.jpg\" alt=\"Child with alpacas\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_6.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_6.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Child with alpacas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>After a short Skype call with my parents, we are picked up at the <b>Cholitas Wrestling<\/b> and drove to El Alto again. Cholitas are traditionally dressed Aymara women who fight each other in shows.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the time, however, the performance consists of <b>normal wrestling deposits<\/b> between male villains and superheroes. The highlight - not only for the numerous tourists present - are undoubtedly the women&#039;s fights. The <b>long, wide skirts<\/b> do not make the acrobatic performances any easier. In any case, Niki loves it!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6484\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_9.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=2115322996  fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6484\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_9.jpg\" alt=\"Cholita Wrestling\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_9.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_9.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cholita Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>On the way back we are taken by the organizer couple to dinner in a fish restaurant. Niki can hardly believe her eyes when the food is served. <b>Fish crisps of a different kind<\/b>, but quite tasty, but see for yourself!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6485\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_10.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=108764309  fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6485\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_10.jpg\" alt=\"Fish crisps of a different kind\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_10.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_05_10.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fish crisps of a different kind<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Visit the massive Sunday market Feria El Alto<\/li>\n<li>Marvel at traditional Cholitas wrestling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<div>The calls from a newspaper seller wake us up early. Nevertheless, after yesterday we are still lying down a bit. At around 11 a.m. we are on our way to <b>Sunday market to El Alto<\/b>. We take a taxi to the Estacion, where the <b>Valley station of the red Teleferico line<\/b> lies. But there are such crowds here that we will come back straight away <b>overpriced taxi up to El Alto<\/b> to take.<\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,820,1320,1484],"tags":[1251,1306,1485,1486,1519,1535,1536,1537,1538,1539],"class_list":["post-6496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tagebuch","category-suedamerika","category-bolivien","category-la-paz","tag-sonntagsmarkt","tag-bolivien","tag-la-paz","tag-el-alto","tag-teleferico","tag-feria-el-alto","tag-markt","tag-cholitas-wrestling","tag-sonntag","tag-senalizacion-de-la-feria-16-de-julio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}