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La Paz

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January 5th 2008
So on the way from Copacabana to La Paz all of a sudden the bus driver barks at everybody to get off! It turned out that we needed to take a 15 minute speedboat ride across Titicaca (although didn't turn out to be so speedy after all since we experienced engine troubles) as the bus and our luggage were transported by a different vessel. Hilarious! Except nobody mentioned this at the tick ... 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