The Witches Market

The Witches Market is where bolivians will go to buy unique ingredients, such as dried frogs, dried starfish and dried armadillos, which are supposed to ward off thieves.

Hello down there!!!!

September 15th 2006
We have spent the last few days in La Paz, since we were unable to get on the tour that left on Wednesday to Uyuni (the largest salt flats in the world). Instead we will be leaving by night bus tonight, since true to the south american life that we have experienced, the train workers have gone on strike. Perhaps it wasn´t destined to be so, since we were able to receive some very exciting news f ... 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

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