Bolivian Showers

PUBLIC HEALTH ANNOUNCEMENT - PLEASE READ ON! We had forgotten about these! Basically, an electrical current passes through the water in the shower head. The earth wire is NOT connected and you WILL get a shock if you touch the shower head whilst the water is flowing!

Villazon - Another Run For the Border

August 11th 2007
Where have the last three months gone? It seems that only yesterday we were up in Bermejo renewing our visa. This time we headed up to La Quiaca and crossed into Villazon, Bolivia. It was a terrible journey as the bus wasn't overly comfortable and all the people around us snored loudly all the time (except two people who chatted on their phones with brightly illuminated screens!). That's what MP3 ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Villazón

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

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