women in La Paz

La Paz

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April 6th 2009
I have to say that my first impression of La Paz was not very good as entering the valley all you can see is lots of low brick buildings and not very nice, but once you get to the centre is not so bad. La Paz is at 3660m of altitude which makes it the highest capital of the world. After getting to a hostel with Jose and Ceci, a nice Argentinian couple I had met on the bus, I went for a walk around ... 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