La Paz old town centre

La Paz Markets

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February 4th 2007
Waking up hung over we managed to just make breakfast. Today we decided to do the recomended lonely planet tour we would take us around allof La Pazs markets. The sun was out. La Paz is a very lively place. The buildings and architecture isnt'that great but their is so much going on. Every street has some sort of market selling everything from beads to light bulbs. We even went to the wit ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

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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