La Paz

´The big chill´

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February 5th 2012
One of the reasons we had been looking forward to visiting La Paz was that it has a reputation for nice food, only ever a good thing! We stayed in a fantastic hostel which even served eggs for breakfast (a luxury worth its weight in gold!) We made an effort to eat somewhere different each night and one Indian, one Middle Eastern, one Mexican and a ridiculous Pizza (over 1 meter across) later we fe ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

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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