Fields of coca

Idling at altitude.

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August 22nd 2009
From Vik: And so into the land of just about 'the highest' everything...highest capital city, highest non-capital city, highest football stadium, highest other stadiums, highest vineyards, highest volcanoes, highest animals on volcanoes, and so the list goes on (as you can start to imagine). But, would you believe it Ian & Shell, NOT the highest largest navigable lake. Allegedly there are other ... 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