Lake Titicaca

La Paz and Lake Titicaca

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March 5th 2008
Since I last blogged, I made it into La Paz after running around the City of Arica, Chile for the better part of a day trying to get everything together for my Bolivian Visa. The bus ride was just fine. Met some cool people to practice my spanish with and froze my ass off at customs. The scenery from the bus was outstanding so I wasn´t the slightest bit bored. Got into La Paz and now know tha ... read more

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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