Shoe polisher / Limpiabotas

There are many of these young men working as shoe polishers around the city; all of them have a balaclava covering their faces as the job is considered shameful and degrading and they don't want to be recognised ********* Hay muchos de estos jóvenes limpiabotas por toda la ciudad; todos llevan un pasamontañas porque el trabajo es considerado humillante y denigrante y no quieren que se les reconozca

The highest capital in the world / La capital más alta del mundo

April 1st 2006
La Paz was founded in 1548 with the name Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Our Lady of Peace). This name commemorated the restoration of peace following the civil war which started with Gonzalo Pizarro’s (Spanish conquistador) insurrection two years earlier. The city became the administrative capital in 1898, and is the seat of the Government (Sucre remains the nominal capital; the High Court of ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Tiwanaku

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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