The Road of Death

Up down, up down...

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September 4th 2007
Starting with a considerable amount of down... Road of death It would be hard for people to visit La Paz and not at least contemplate traversing the 'road of death' on a mountain bike (run a google search, there are some horrific photo's to be found... Here's one report...BBC Report ). Given that t ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Isla del Sol

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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