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The Altiplano to the Amazon

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July 17th 2007
On leaving Sucre and the Toledo family we cycled 5 days through the hilly central region of Bolivia to Cochabamba. At first the scenery was quite similar to that which we had cycled through from Potosi to Sucre that is to say, fairly dry valleys where locals scrape a living growing what they can in the not very fertile soil. It must be very hard work cultivating the land here especially as the la ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Santa Cruz Department » San Xavier

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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