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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: Nexxxt...Bolivia
Date: May 23rd 2007
Date: May 23rd 2007
Nexxxt...Bolivia
La Paz
Bolivia is the second poorest country in Latin America. It has the highest capital city in the world at 3,650 metres (even though Sucre is the ¨legal¨ capital). Bolivia lost its coastline to Chile around 1880 and so is landlocked. Waitresses and cleaners make half what they do in Peru. The bus from Puno, Peru to Copacabana, Bolivia was ... read more
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