A Bolivian band playing in the street

South America - Bolivia: La Paz

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July 11th 2008
Arrived in La Paz at 10am desperate for a shower after the overnight bus! Couldn´t get in to a dorm room yet so Max and i dumped our bags and headed out to explore. I really didn´t like La Paz when we first arrived, having come from Samaipata which is such a small, clean place and only 1,650m above sea level we were now at a dizzying height of 3,660m and apart from the fact that i couldn´t br ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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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