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La Paz: God´s Blind Spot

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July 8th 2008
Rach: Probably the most memorable part of our short time in La Paz was our crossing of the Bolivian border from Peru. After fourteen hours on the surprisingly comfortable night-bus we had to prise ourselves out of the bum prints on our reclining chairs and walk across the border to show our passports at customs. When I handed my passport over to the grim-faced authority behind the bullet-proof ... 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