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DEATH ROAD YIKES

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September 14th 2007
The day I had been waiting for finally arrived. I could't sleep I was so excited. Got up and packed our things, we are taking everything with us on the bus and after the ride will get dropped off at new hostel. The bus collected us at just before 8am and loaded up. we headed off on a 1 hour journey which ended up taking over and hour and a half due to the gridlock traffic of La Paz. During o ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Yungas Road

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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