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Sublime views, Isla del Sol  
   

Sublime views, Isla del Sol

God bless this Toyota HiAce...

September 6th 2012
After an early boat from Isla AmantanĂ­ gets me back to Puno I make my way by bus along the lake's southern shore to Peru's border with Bolivia. There are two border crossing points in the Titicaca area, at the Peruvian towns of Desaguadero and Yunguyo. Desaguadero has a particularly unsavoury reputation (smuggling, criminality, generic border unpleasantness) and besides, Yunguyo is right ... read more
South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Isla del Sol

Bolivian Flag 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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