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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]
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] Blog: Invisible Inca
Date: October 10th 2007
Booked a trip today to the Isla Del Sol, where the Inca story is believed to have originated (NB have now lost my USB cable, hence no photos. Must be fate). Our guide was fairly knowledgable though I still got a bit confused. Apparently the Incas came to the island when their town on the mainland suffered a drought, with the King coming across in the mouth of a huge Puma and there is now a st ... read more
Date: October 10th 2007
Booked a trip today to the Isla Del Sol, where the Inca story is believed to have originated (NB have now lost my USB cable, hence no photos. Must be fate). Our guide was fairly knowledgable though I still got a bit confused. Apparently the Incas came to the island when their town on the mainland suffered a drought, with the King coming across in the mouth of a huge Puma and there is now a st ... read more
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