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...and then we walked into Bolivia

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July 19th 2007
We took an overnight bus from Cusco to Copacabana, Bolivia on lake Titicaca (don´t worry dad, it was safe!). We learnt before we left that the song ¨Copacabana¨is named after a beach in Brazil, which is named after the town in Bolivia...just some interesting trivia. Anyways, when you get to the border, you get off the bus, the bus crosses and then there is a process where you get a stamp sayi ... 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