Sam J with monkey

La Paz and Copacabana

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June 5th 2007
We left Potosi for La Paz and said goodbye to Patrick, Maja and Ingrid it was quite sad as it was the last time we were going to see them. We arrived in La Paz at 6am and at first did not realise it was La Paz as we were supposed to arrive at 9am, we awoke from our sleep dazed and confused and hurried off the bus. We did not have a hostel booked so we picked a hostel from our guide book, took a ta ... 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