Dancing with the locals

Potosi

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May 20th 2007
Well, yes, time for more news. Potosi was very eventful. Definately an experience, but have to say we were very pleased to get back to sucre on saturday evening! We left on friday (10 of us) after my afternoon spanish lesson at 4.30, taking a 3 hour taxi drive, in what might be termed a death car with a soundtrack of bolivian salsa music (oh, forgot to say i did salsa lessons last week which were ... 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