El Fuerte

Day 48 - First Glimpse of the Incas - El Fuerte

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May 9th 2010
We woke early for an 8am start with Michael Blendinger tours, only to find a note on the shop window telling us to return at 9:30am. I don't think 5 months in South America will encourage me to become more easy going about such things, despite Chris's best efforts! We were pleasantly surprised to be greeted by an eccentric English speaking German, Frank, on our return (as we had expected a non- ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Santa Cruz Department » El Fuerte de Samaipata

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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