For a month every year, thousands of Bolivians throng the stalls of an unusual market in La Paz, shopping for tiny toy houses ...

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EL ALTO, Bolivia (Reuters) - In Bolivia's highland ... a precipitous drop inches (cm) from the houses, known locally as "suicide homes" for the high risk the inhabitants take.

This year, with Bolivia in economic and political turmoil ... while a stack of fake bills costs about $2. A house can fetch anything from $10 to $30 depending on the size and ornateness ...

For a month every year, thousands of Bolivians throng the stalls of an unusual market in La Paz, shopping for tiny toy houses and wads of fake cash -- substitutes for the real-life objects their ...

This year, with Bolivia in economic and political turmoil ... and canisters of diesel. Pocket-sized houses, too, can be purchased, or for those on a budget, the doors, windows or construction ...