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There's injuns on these hills too!

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January 13th 2013
My travelling seems to be prompted subconsciously by my school geography lessons and projects I have taught. Lake Titicaca and its relevance to the indigenous Indians was fun to teach, yet again though it is the vastness of the lake that is so striking When I actually saw it - or rather part of it! We had two ferry crossings to make, the first one from Copacabana involved a separate pontoon crossi ... 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