La Paz

WEEK 17 - LA PAZ & LAKE TITICACA

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April 8th 2007
WEEK 17 - LA PAZ & LAKE TITICACA The posh tourist bus with toilets, personal air conditioning, videos, music, reclining seats, blankets and oxygen was fully booked. We bought tickets for the local bus which left Turpiza at 8pm for La Paz - but it did provide blankets! We took our seats and the bus set off. Five minutes down the road it stopped and 15 more people crowded onto the already full ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

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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