Central La Paz

Bolivia

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December 21st 2006
We crossed from Peru into Bolivia via the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigational lake in the world (approx 4000m). Our first stop was at the lakeside holiday town of Copacabana, people from La Paz flock here for their weekend breaks and the town is also a popular place for hippy travellers to hangout. We were expecting Bolivia to look instanstly even poorer in appearance than Peru, but ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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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