Melia Relaxing with view from Hotel

Bolivia Adventures

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April 6th 2006
Well Melia and I are now in Bolivia. We had our first overnight bus leaving Cusco and arrived in our destination of Copacabana, Bolivia 14 hours later after switching buses in Puno, Peru. The bus ride was as expected: LONG! We were thankful that we paid for and got bus cama (bus-bed) class for most of the night (having run into travellers who have paid for but not gotten bus cama class). Tho ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

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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