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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]
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: Ruta del Che
Date: July 25th 2005
Id had enough of the cold and the fog so I decided to head to another village further west called Vallegrande. Its a good jumping off point for visiting the canyon and village where Che Guevara was captured, held and finally executed. I thought it would be quite an interesting trip and a good thing to do before it becomes too much of a tourist attraction. I took the local bus which was crowded ... read more
Date: July 25th 2005
Id had enough of the cold and the fog so I decided to head to another village further west called Vallegrande. Its a good jumping off point for visiting the canyon and village where Che Guevara was captured, held and finally executed. I thought it would be quite an interesting trip and a good thing to do before it becomes too much of a tourist attraction. I took the local bus which was crowded ... read more
