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Santa Cruz - Samaipata (TS)

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January 29th 2006
To avoid a 3 day journey by bus to Santa Cruz we decided to fly there from La Paz. Whilst waiting for our flight we entertained ourselves by using the free American Airlines phone to book our return flight to the UK. Our ticket type dictates that we must fly home via Dallas, which was proving difficult at the beginning of June (visions of a cowboy convention in Earls Court????umm). Anyway after ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Santa Cruz Department » Santa Cruz

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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