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Sat 7/6 - Mon 9/6
San Pedro Prison - Probably one of the most corrupted prisons in the world. Around 1500 people live or are kept in there, where most of them are convicts charged for narcotics. Inside San Pedro prison the inmates have developed their own laws and rules. The prison itself is devided into two parts. If you have cash you can buy your own flat in there and choose to live in a not so crowded part. No problem to have a TV, drink alcohol, do drugs or have your family inside or whatever...as long as you are willing to pay for it. Seb from Holland had a nice live in Bolivia until he tried to smuggle seven kilogram snow to his home country. Is it reduntdant to say he didn´t make it? He is now in San Pedro trying this very day to sell a inside guiding tour for SEK130 per person. It is okay to visit the prisoners cells and court yard, as long as we say to the guards that we know one of the prisoners - a good name to come up with might be Pedro :) . The guards are very intrested in this since there share of the amount is around 80%. Do they check bags, purses or backpacks when you "visit" an inmate? No, not even close. Seb looks quite high today and is probably not the most reliable person we have seen. He has resently moved from hell to heaven as he describes it. Today he only lives with four hundred inmates instead of the other part where gringo's are not as accepted. We decide to decline his offer for today.


Reminds of a tourist attraction in London...

President Hotel - The highest 5 star hotel in the world, beautiful breakfast, great view and what you expect from a five star hotel. Even nicer is that a suite with two rooms and two bathrooms cost around SEK 900 per night.

Night view from hotel room