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August 10th 2006
Good news: this is going to be a short entry, for two reasons. Firstly, we have one free afternoon in the Bolivian capital, La Paz, before we hit the road again; and second, Adele says we spend too much time writing blogs and not enough time doing things to write about in them. (She might have a point, damn her.) So, to cut a long story short... Last Wednesday we entered Bolivia via a hideous a ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Huayna Potosí

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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