Potosi plaits

Potosi, La Paz and Titicaca

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January 30th 2011
Last I left it was the spare day in Potosi before a night bus. Much to my delight I ate steak, spuds and veges for dinner (elusive here to have veges and not some dodgy salad) that night, the next day having the luxury of a midday check out. And on the better side of feeling acclimatized at altitude on a fine Potosi day, a UNESCO labeled city 10 hours south of La Paz. And so I tested the exercise ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department

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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