Moon Valley

Peace Out in La Paz and Valle de la Luna

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January 9th 2006
Back in Puno, we bumped into a few fellow backpackers we had met en route and decided to celebrate the occasion with a slap up meal and some pisco sours (local drink). 'Slap up' in Peruvian terms means a 'hefty' food bill of 35 Soles each! this equates to six pounds back home!! It was nice to see familiar faces again. So it was a 'muy triste adios' to Peru, the land of the Incas after our six ... 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