Our family

Sucre

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December 17th 2006
Well suffice to say that this blog entry is slightly overdue. I'll keep it brief and you can look at the pictures! We arrived in Sucre and went to live with our host family in a very smart apartment block. They had 2 children and a dog and we ended up with a very pleasant room with a nice view of Sucre. We spent 2 weeks studying Spanish at a language school. We managed to fit a few activites in be ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre

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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