Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:31:14 PST

1. WHY DO THE BOLIVIAN WOMEN WEAR THEIR BOWLER HATS 2 SIZES TOO SMALL
AND AT IMPOSSIBLY JAUNTY ANGLES?
is it...
a. Because there are strange gravitational fields at high altitudes
b. To keep them balanced whilst walking on the slopes in Bolivia
c. Because they saw a photo of Charlie Chaplin and thought that was how
they were meant to be worn


2. WHY WOULD YOU TAKE DYNAMITE AS A GIFT TO THE LOCALS AT POTOSI?

a. Because they´re planning a revolution
b. So they can demonstrate their mining prowess
c. For carnaval celebrations


3. WHAT´S THE PURPOSE OF THE BALACLAVA "UNIFORM" WORN BY SHOE SHINES IN
LA PAZ?

a. Because they moonlight as bank robbers
b. So you can´t recognise them if they do a bad job
c. Because they´ve seen so many Japanese tourists with masks that they
are now worried about air pollution

4. WHY DO PEOPLE BUY LLAMA FEOTUS IN BOLIVIA?

a. It´s a local delicacy
b. Because they´re believed to have magical powers
c. To hang on their living room wall in ascending sets of 3

5. HOW IS ALUMINIUM USED IN THE WITCHES MARKET

a. As roofing for the stalls
b. In suspension to drink for health
c. To wrap up food
d. To tell fortunes

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