<p>I would like to share a bit about El Alto in Bolivia.  El Alto is the city where I live. It is about 3400 high. The airport is here, so all the people that comes to La Paz, gets to know a bit from El Alto.<br /> Because of the altitude, people that comes from sea level used to suffer from what we call \"Sorojchi\".  Sorojchi is an aymara word which means headache.<br /> El Alto, is city which has been quickly growing because of the continuos migration from rural areas.  This produces a lot of difficulties to the people because of the lack of water, electricity, adequate roads and other public services in some of the neighborhoods.</p>

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EL ALTO

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