Copacabana Cathedral

La Paz to Lake Titicaca

---

January 6th 2011
So the transport strike has been called off. The government backed down and put the subsidy back on fuel so everyone's happy again. Since I last wrote I spent a few more days in La Paz seeing the sights. Went to the Coca museum among others. Also went to the Witches market which is just the place for your mummified Llama foetus and any other spell casting trinkets you might need. The place I' ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

---

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