Lake Titicaca

Copacabana - Lake Titicaca

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May 15th 2006
So after I left La Paz, I headed on a 4 hour bus ride to get to Copacabana which is on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca. They told me that the local buses were brutal in Bolivia but I did not find that to be the truth at all. As soon as I got on, I met like 5 people from England. So much for being the only tourist on the bus. The bus was not bad except for the leg room. Since I am not a m ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

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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