Lake Titicaca from the lookout

Lake Titi

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March 11th 2008
Thank goodness for small mercies. The trip to Copacabana is only 3.5 hours so we didn´t have to face another overnighter and all the dramas that entailed. We had banked on a cushy tourist bus but alas some kind of dispute between the operators meant that there were no tourist buses running, only local ones. So we got the bus at 1 in the afternoon from La Paz, and managed to score the seats rig ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

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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