Crocs are strange to Bolivians

My bright orange Crocs cause quite a stir wherever I go, but especially in Bolivia and especially, it seems, in Santa Cruz where we arrived today. Although this is a more metropolitan city than Rurrenabaque where we were previously (1.3 MM pop. vs. 10,000), everyone here stares and points at my feet. Apparently Crocs are big with Israeli backpackers and so is Rurrenabaque, so the folks in this small village have grown used to them. But Santa Cruz isn´t as popular of a tourist destination so the wonders of Crocs haven´t been discovered by these folks yet. I think I like this city though, so I might move here and set-up shop selling them. They were perfect for hiking through streams in the rain forest on the way to the three waterfalls we visited the other day so...