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March 7th 2014
'The whole country is just one great big Fellini fest', said Jim in the run-up to Carnival. Sucre was awash with music and parades; dancing in the streets, folklore, traditional costumes, youths throwing balloons filled with water, kids shouldering massive water pistols, and squirting spray foam. It was just one big party. And it went on for weeks. Bands - groups sometimes of fifteen to ... 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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I've always had wanderlust. Don't know where it comes from. When I was 26 I bought a 'round the world' ticket and flew off to New York. I thought after a year travelling I would have 'been there, seen it, done it' and it would be out of my system. Of course it didn't work like that. I travelled for two years and only went home when the money ran out. Then life took over for a few years, and travelling was confined to month long trips around Christmas, and shorter city breaks. In 2009 Jim retired. Not to be outdone I also gave up work - at least for the forseeable future. We gave our flat in... full info

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2nd April 2014

Nick
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Spanish dress
Great photos! Most of the costumes seemed to have a Spanish influence - lots of Zorros and Donnas! Just one group seemed to have indigenous looking costumes. Is there a still some indigenous culture in the area?

6th April 2014

saritrace
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Hi Nick, there is indigenous culture, but it's a bit hidden by a veneer of Spanish-ness. For instance in the religion, the old gods are still present - the virgin is celebrated, but she is also a personification of Pacha Mama, or Mother Earth. It's all mixed together. We saw a great indigenous festival in Tarabuco, when villagers celebrate a victory over the Spanish.

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