Crazy picture from La Paz

Ten things I learned in South America

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July 31st 2006
1. Things are often not what you would expect: seeing a kid pushing around a hub cap with his sister, gitty as can be, makes you wonder about the X-Box. Notice too that they are TALKING while playing. 2. Airline seats are not the most uncomfortable way to seat people on a vehicle, nor is airline food the worst food on the planet. BOLIVIAN airline food is. 3. Sleep is like swimming: you can wade ... read more

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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