In the shadow of the cross
The people in Copa' take their religion very seriously. So much so that their willing to stagger up the huge hill every day to place stones on each cross they pass. With all this exercise you have to wander why all the woman are so "rotund"
From: South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Isla del Sol
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 ... [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 ... [read more] Blog: Sitting on top of the world
Date: June 7th 2007
Country number 10 was one we were both looking forward to - hoping it would have the same charm as Peru without all the "bloody Inca Trailers" and touristy add-ons - so after an early start we boarded a bus whose maiden journey had probably been in about 1978 and headed off to Bolivia. The border crossing was typically unorganised and bizarre - Peruvian officials wearing 'Anti Droga' uniforms ... read more
Date: June 7th 2007
Country number 10 was one we were both looking forward to - hoping it would have the same charm as Peru without all the "bloody Inca Trailers" and touristy add-ons - so after an early start we boarded a bus whose maiden journey had probably been in about 1978 and headed off to Bolivia. The border crossing was typically unorganised and bizarre - Peruvian officials wearing 'Anti Droga' uniforms ... read more
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Remember folks 'Regret what you do, not what you don't' and with that thought we welcome you to our round the world travel blog.
As our journey is now over we hope that some of our stories and adventures may help or inspire anybody else who is lucky enough to be currently in any of the locations we visited or planning to travel in the near future.
Do we regret our trip ? .......... absolutely not it was the best year of both our lives and even though we are now back home and things have already started to fall back into exactly the same places they were before we left...... we will alway... full info
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