Children performing local danced

La Paz: Llama fetuses are a hot commodity

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July 28th 2010
We left Copacabana with our bellies full of api on Saturday morning in a minibus full of at least 18 people, which made me a bit queezy after Sim explained the high probability of vans tipping over when above capacity. As a result, I was pretty much death gripping Sim´s leg at every winding curve over a cliff. We made it to the the crossing of the Lake Titicaca straight, at which point the fore ... read more

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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