The Consulate

Alive...thankfully.

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January 17th 2006
Well by now I am sure most of you have read Jason´s last update on our dance with death. While I would like to say that he was exagerating, he wasn´t. In fact he may have even been underestimating the risks on that road. For some reason the vehicles going down hill get the worst of it: they are always on the outside, and if vehicles can´t get past each other, the driver going downhill has to ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

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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