Us with our gifts...

Carnival in Bolivia...with added dynamite!

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March 23rd 2011
We should have seen it coming from the beginning. The journey from Salta to Potosi, Bolivia took 25 hours and began with us getting locked inside our hostel. It was just after 6:20am when we first tried to open the front door; after ten minutes of pulling, banging and frantically searching for another exit we were saved by a sleepy Argentinian finally letting us out. The next 7 and a half hours ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Potosi

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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