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Death roads, prisons, Evo Morales........what a city!

November 25th 2008
La Paz is mental. Quite simply mental, but brilliant mental! It sits very proudly in an almost crater, surrounded by vast snow capped mountains and is full of crazy people. The traffic is unbelievable and how we survived the cars I will never know. They sell lama foetuses for good luck, send you down roads with the highest death rate in the world, round prisons full of murderers, rapists and narco ... 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

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Clan Graham

Louise and Daves tour du monde

Ola?!, that's Spanish for how do?! Were setting off for our world trip on June 30th 2008! First stop Argentina for some skiing and steak, then a tour of South America; Brazil (whole length of Amazon River and some footy in Rio), Peru (Inca trail, can't wait), Bolivia (Lake Titicaca) and Chile (nice Vino!). 5 months later we'll be in NZ for a month. We'll be there for Christmas and fingers crossed they'll be filming The Hobbit (I could see myself as an Orc or a Troll!). Then Oz for 4 months (not going to mention cricket, but I think it'd be rude not to talk about rugby to our Oz friends!). Star... full info

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