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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... [read more]
Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... [read more] Blog: La Paz, still high, still very big...
Date: April 30th 2007
la paz ... how does one describe la paz ? one could start with the meaning of the word in english ¨the peace¨ but that hardly comes close to describing the city. if i use my own words, then this is how is would start: hustling, bustling, pumping, grinding, people walking up the street, across the street, down the street, jumping on buses, jumping off buses, people yelling at you to get on ... read more
Date: April 30th 2007
la paz ... how does one describe la paz ? one could start with the meaning of the word in english ¨the peace¨ but that hardly comes close to describing the city. if i use my own words, then this is how is would start: hustling, bustling, pumping, grinding, people walking up the street, across the street, down the street, jumping on buses, jumping off buses, people yelling at you to get on ... read more
