Isla del Sol

Copacabana and Puno (by accident)

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November 19th 2010
Copacabana, Puno and The Blockade The bus trip to Copacabana was unexpectadly interesting. I hadn't done my research, and didn't really know what was going on when they emptied the bus at some small town on Lake Titicaca and shuffled us all off to buy a ticket for something i couldn't translate properly. I basically just copied all the other people on the bus and we got loaded onto a f ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

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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