Cristo de la Concordia

Chaotic Cochabamba, elegant Sucre and tragic Potosí

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August 28th 2010
My first stop after leaving Santa Cruz was Bolivia’s third city, Cochabamba. The bus ride from Santa Cruz has to rate as one of the worst ever, just because the bus was so ridiculously hot and cramped. The road itself was surprisingly good. If I hadn’t just had 2 night buses in a row, I would have probably only stayed in Cochabamba for 1 day and then left in the evening, but a third consecu ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre

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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