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Background: 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 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deep-seated poverty, social unrest, and illegal drug production. Current goals include attracting foreign investment, strengthening the educational system, resolving disputes with coca growers over Bolivia's counterdrug efforts, and waging an anticorruption campaign.

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By catb
October 3rd 2008

what is that child playing with?

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A lot of stuff to write about today as i have been sans internet for some time... I beleive I left off having just arrived in sucre....which is a very pretty little town, where we spent a couple of days wandering around, buying cheap silver and cheap llama and alpaca wool tat...we also went on a trip to see some dinosaur footprints..which were prety impressive...altho as a group we behaved like a group of schoolkids whilst the guide attempted to explain them to us.. whilst there it was kirsten´s birthday...so a good night was had at a restaurant, bar and club...where [View Full Entry]

By RainbowDaisy
September 25th 2008

Lake Titicaca and La Paz (Bolivia)

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Uros- lake Titicaca

After my really exhausting week in Arequipa I headed down to Puno which is just on the edge of Lake Titicaca from here Steph, Jay and myself got a boat over to Uros which is one of the floating Islands- the island is man-made from grass (along with everything else on them including houses and boats etc) and reeds and everything bounces up and down when you walk on the island! There are whole communities that live on these man-made Islands and we arranged to spend the night with one of the families which was one of the strangest places I [View Full Entry]

By holamundo
September 24th 2008

guenstiger Rausch in La Paz

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Die Haeuserflut - ueberwiegend alte Haeuser, die fast alle im Bau sind (oder sein sollten).

Hola amigos! Viele Gruesse aus der hoechsten Stadt der Welt. Obwohl wir aus Quito kamen und einiges an Hoehenerfahrung in Ecuador gemacht haben, hat uns die Woche an der Kueste unsere gute Akklimatisation aus Ecuador wieder kaputt gemacht. So sind wir nun in La Paz die Strassen eher entlang gekrochen als gelaufen - wie 2 alte Dampfmaschinen. Das Positive: noch nie war ein Rausch so guenstig. Ein Bierchen fuer einen ganzen Franken reicht aus, komplett hinueber zu sein. Das riessige Lama-Filet hat ein Glueck etwas geholfen und der Cocatee kuriert sowieso alles. Hier unsere Eindruecke von La P [View Full Entry]

By Gyri og Arild
September 22nd 2008

Death Road og farvel

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Death Road

Etter vaar fjelltur var flybilletter inn til Amazonas booket. Det har vaert relativt store uroligheter i landet den siste tiden, og for oss som kun kan bestille oel paa spansk er det litt vanskelig aa foelge med paa hvordan situasjonen er de forskjellige stedene. Derfor var vi noe bekymret paa AeroSur kontoret da vi bestilte. Men de kunne forsikre oss om at det ikke var noe problem i Rurrenabaque. Det var i bestefall en hvit loegn, det viste seg at flyvningene var stoppet dagen foer vi kjoepte billetter. Paa mandag / tirsdag saa begynte fredsforhandlingene mellom partene og ting virket bedre [View Full Entry]

By iang
September 20th 2008

First actual SA entry

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Wired La Paz
Wired La Paz

Greetings from LaPaz,Terry and I are sitting in the internet cafe with a stunning view of Lapaz out the window - it is hot and the air is thin. Clare and I caught up with sleep last night, she had 12 and I had 10. We all had an early dinner and crashed. Sleep has been in short supply. But never mind what have we seen so far is stunning - In Santiago we had a stroll, bad meal (really soggy chips) and then returned to the apartment. The apartments are great so when we come back in a month it [View Full Entry]

By Clare Fenton
September 20th 2008

Altitude... it´s a killer!

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Dried armadillo, anyone?

Arriving at my hostel in La Paz i had 4 delightful flights to climb with all my gear to my room (a normal double bed, thank god) and passed out, probably still puffing. Woke with the rudest thumping headache and thought, there is no way i am leaving La Paz today feeling this hellish, and booked another night in the hostel. My room was already booked so i moved into a 4 bed girls dorm. Went to an area known as the Witches Market and was offered a Llama foetus - for good luck, she told me. Took about 1.5 hours [View Full Entry]

By Laura and Nejla
September 19th 2008

Warden Message from U.S. Embassy

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Here's an example of one of several messages I was sent warning US citizens of the dangers in Bolivia...pretty scary getting these in my gmail inbox while knowing I had to get back to the States within a few days!! From: "USCIT Services" <uscit.services.bolivia@gmail.com> Subject: Civil Unrest, September 12, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:49:54 +0000 Dear Warden: Below please find a Warden Message from the U.S. Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia. Please share this warden message with any U.S. citizens in Bolivia with whom you have contact. We hope this information is [View Full Entry]

By Laura and Nejla
September 18th 2008

Extreme Civil Unrest and My Bittersweet Goodbye to La Paz and Adventure Back to the States…

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I last left off heading out of the café back home with my Aunt. That night was a huge soccer match for the World Cup Qualifiers between home-team Bolivia and the formidable opponent Brazil. Although the Bolivian national team hasn’t had the greatest track record, and hasn’t qualified for the World Cup since 1994 (when my whole family went to a game at Foxboro Stadium fully geared in Bolivian flags, jerseys, and more to cheer on Bolivia), Damian came over and still was extremely passionate about the game, just like most Bolivians. Maria, Damian, and I enjoyed watching Bolivia fend o [View Full Entry]

By CD and LT
September 14th 2008

Barmy Bolivia!!

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Hello Everyone, Well its probably a decent time of the day for you all but for us its 7 am here. Reason I'm up so early is that I' ve caught myself a stinker of a cold. We are currently in La Paz, Bolivia, alive and well and really enjoying this place. We had planned to head North West for Maddidi national Park/Amazon but because of all the craziness which is going on in Santa Cruz regarding a referendum which is to be held on a new constitution, it is not safe for us as tourists. So instead we are planning [View Full Entry]

By Bernadette50
September 13th 2008

La Paz

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Botsch in La Paz

Nach dem traurigen Abschied in Putre und einer langen Busfahrt sahen wir endlich das erste Mal La Paz und waren ueberwaeltigt!!! Diese Stadt ist echt ein wahnsinn und unglaublich schoen. Mit einem Radiotaxi ging es zum Hostel. Das Loki war echt klasse, es war zwar ein Partyhostel und deswegen nicht ganz leise, aber die Bar und das Feiern um das Geld machte es wieder wett. Insgesamt waren wir zwei volle Tage in der Stadt. Wir besichtigten natuerlich den wichtches-market. Auf diesen gibt es verschiedene Opfergaben fuer Pachamama (Mutter Erde) der Aymarar zu kaufen. Teilweise bissal - sagen [View Full Entry]

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