tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post5750865733231629248..comments2024-02-09T08:07:26.090-08:00Comments on Dodgy At Best: Evo Morales Convinces Sepp Blatter To Go Peter Tosh on Getting High in La Paz, BoliviaKanuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02959256951835399304noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-60381993289103684182007-06-30T18:22:00.000-07:002007-06-30T18:22:00.000-07:00Yes, and also, by giving the exemption instead of ...Yes, and also, by giving the exemption instead of throwing the ban out entirely, they can keep Peru from taking games from Lima up to Cuzco {3,326 meters, 10,912 feet}which they were openly talking about a few months ago and allegedly was another reason for the timing of the ban.<BR/><BR/>That Cuzco elevation of 3,326 meters probably also helps explain the arbitrary move from 2,500 to 3,000 feet earlier in the week, as it let Ecuador and Colombia back in but kept the Cuzco move out and also Bolivia before they gave the La Paz exemption.Kanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959256951835399304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-75884056697566001692007-06-30T17:59:00.000-07:002007-06-30T17:59:00.000-07:00I think they made the exemption so that Bolivia wo...I think they made the exemption so that Bolivia wouldn't try any shenanigans - remember the ostensible trigger match for the ban was a Copa Libertadores match between a Brazilian club and a Bolivian club at 4000 meters / 13,100 feet. This way Bolivia can still play national team matches in the capital, but can't otherwise take further advantage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com