Betting on the Ponies!

We befriended a guy at the races who actually told us to bet on Juan Value which was the horse Meredith and Emily had already picked and eventually won his race. That guy also thought Steve was Russian. Might not seem funny but Dave sure thought it was; he introduced Steve the rest of the trip as "El Ruso."

Bolivia and Argentina

June 5th 2007
Bolivia From Cusco, Peru, we took a train to Lake Titicaca. Straddling the border between Peru and Bolivia, Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world (12,506 ft). By luck, we arrived in the lovely lakeside town of Copacabana, Bolivia during the Fiesta de la Cruz. We have seen many festivals during this trip, but the sheer endurance of the revelers made this party stand ou ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires

Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more

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