Illimani watching over the city

visible only on my second, dry season visit

August 12th 2013
La Paz and a Farewell to Bolivia South American capitals are rarely my favorite places, as canyons of modern buildings and too-much traffic and noise wear on me. Yet La Paz, like all the others, had great museums in colonial palaces, cinemas, festivals, international restaurants and little pockets of peace. While I always indulge in art, music and history, it was only in af ... read more

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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

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Tara Cloud

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I´m a one-way ticket, slow traveler, relishing the freedom of the open road and trusting serendipity to guide my journey. When I was younger, I used to travel for a year at a time. Then a few years ago, I roamed Europe and North Africa for three and a half years and liked that even better. On August 1st, 2010, I left my peaceful Mission Canyon paradise in Santa Barbara's mellow summer and emerged from a couple of planes a day and a world later in the teeming, sub-zero streets of Buenos Aires´winter. Now, with the Andes, Amazon and Galapagos between here and home, will three years be enou... full info

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11th November 2013

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Watching over us
What an amazing mountain to watch over the town...the stuff of legends. Great photos as always Tara...love the faces, corridors & rooves.

11th November 2013

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Watching over us
Yes, this mountain was quite a presence, and I went to see it every couple of days. Amazing that I never saw it on my first, rainy season visit, but the locals must know and feel it always. So lucky to have returned.

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