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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]
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] Blog: A life less ordinary
Date: May 1st 2008
Why not take a spin down the worlds most dangerous road, dance along to a brass band into the wee hours, visit the local prison or crawl through crevases in a working mine. That's what we thought - why not! Our first port of call was Copacabana on lake titicaca. It was a nice town but bloody cold. There was some religious/brass band festival the weekend we were there. It was really colorful and w ... read more
Date: May 1st 2008
Why not take a spin down the worlds most dangerous road, dance along to a brass band into the wee hours, visit the local prison or crawl through crevases in a working mine. That's what we thought - why not! Our first port of call was Copacabana on lake titicaca. It was a nice town but bloody cold. There was some religious/brass band festival the weekend we were there. It was really colorful and w ... read more
