Things That Wouldn´t Meet Building Code in the USA: Part 1

Since merely talking about going to school is getting a little bit old, I thought I would spice things up a little bit and highlight some of the glaring differences that exist between the Bolivian way of doing things and the American way of doing things. With this post I would like to talk about Bolivian security systems. (see picture) First of all, most houses in the city where I am living right now are surrounded by tall brick walls with large steel doors for people and cars to go through. Many of those same walls have some sort of sharp spikes, barbed wire, or electrical fencing on top of them. However, the real way to protect your house is with large shards of glass stuck into wet mortar on top of your wall (as you can see in the above picture). Just a thought for the day. Look for more glaring differences and hilarious pictures soon.