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Buy yer luvly figs 'ere!! / ¡Al rico higo chumbooo!
Those are not potatoes, they are actually cactus fruit, very popular in South America (called "figs" in Spanish, thought it sounded better than "get yer luvly cactus fruit 'ere!") ********* No son patatas, son higos chumbos, mondados y listos para comer, muy populares en Sudamérica
From: South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Lake Titicaca
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]
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] Blog: Lake Titicaca Islands / Islas del Lago Titicaca
Date: April 6th 2006
Our guardian angel must have been at work during our visit to La Paz. Keen to avoid the hassle of going to the bus station (and although we still didn't know about the dangers lurking there), we did something we hadn't done before - ask an agency to organise our transport to our next destination (we normally sorted it all out ourselves). A bus owned by the same agency picked us up at the door of ... read more
Date: April 6th 2006
Our guardian angel must have been at work during our visit to La Paz. Keen to avoid the hassle of going to the bus station (and although we still didn't know about the dangers lurking there), we did something we hadn't done before - ask an agency to organise our transport to our next destination (we normally sorted it all out ourselves). A bus owned by the same agency picked us up at the door of ... read more
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