reed boat

Bolivia

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November 5th 2007
Before we made it to Bolivia, we stopped at Puno, on lake Titicaca near the border. There is not much in Puno, but its the access point to Lake Titicaca's famous floating islands. While the idea that the locals have been living on these floating islands made of reeds for hundreds of years is very cool, the part we got to see (while interesting for a little while) was quite disappointing. One of th ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Salar de Uyuni

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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