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La Paz

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January 28th 2007
21 January, Sunday... Antoher day, another country. In the latest of my belated updates Bolivia should get a mention. We arrived in La Paz airport at a decent hour and headed towards a hostel which had promised us free beer and had the interesting name 'Adventure Brew Hostel'. Phew, they had space and the free beer was not a lie but was limited to one per day. Not wanting to get too blo ... 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