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

The problem is not unique to Bolivia, say experts ... recently had to leave as a deluge of mud swallowed up their homes. Like hers, Quispe's neighbor's house was left standing, but now leans ...

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 ...