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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]
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] Blog: Salty brass monkeys
Date: August 21st 2006
So everything was going to plan perfectly for our last few days in Bolivia. In order not to spend any more time drifting, we booked our train ticket from Oururo to Uyuni before we left for Rurrenabaque, because we heard they sell out pretty quickly. We just had to catch a bus to Oururo from La Paz the day after we got back from the rainforest. Super. Except our flight back from Rurrenabaque was ca ... read more
Date: August 21st 2006
So everything was going to plan perfectly for our last few days in Bolivia. In order not to spend any more time drifting, we booked our train ticket from Oururo to Uyuni before we left for Rurrenabaque, because we heard they sell out pretty quickly. We just had to catch a bus to Oururo from La Paz the day after we got back from the rainforest. Super. Except our flight back from Rurrenabaque was ca ... read more
