"Back a bit!"..Marnie and I at the Colca Canyon

Condors, Canyons....and The Curse of Lake Titicaca

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July 29th 2007
Hola once again mi amigos Apologies for the gap in correspondence. The Travelblog website had to close down for a week because of a huge server problem - it reopened the other day, but had lost 11 of my most recent blogs in the internet ether (cue slight panic). Luckily I have been able to retrieve most of them via Google - I have lost all my Machu Picchu photos though - and also all of Marnie ... 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