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Bolivia Times

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January 13th 2009
Happy New Year to one and all!!! Our next point of embarkation was Puno and it was from here that we would enter Bolivia and head straight for its captial, La Paz. We got what we expected to be a harmless bus ride but we were a little off the mark. We were all told to get off the bus when we reached a narrow part of Lake Titicaca and like sheep we were herded to a little boat that had certainly ... 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