How on earth could anyone live here???

Pain

---

September 19th 2006
So, with our wives away in the sticks, el director (Jason, the school principal) and I decided to do a hike. We ask around and concluded that El Choro was a good option. The plan is to walk down for a few hours camp the night then hike back out… easy peasy. Saturday morning we catch a cab to the trail head (4900m) the views are amazing (see photo). We start the descent and within minutes the t ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

---

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