Blessing of the vehicles - Copacabana (Boivia)

People from all over Peru and Bolivia come to get their car, lorry, bus, etc. blessed. Plenty of booze is consumed as part of the ceremony before the driver tests the divine by driving home drunk. (oh, spot the Gringo)

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Up down, up down...

September 4th 2007
Starting with a considerable amount of down... Road of death It would be hard for people to visit La Paz and not at least contemplate traversing the 'road of death' on a mountain bike (run a google search, there are some horrific photo's to be found... Here's one report...BBC Report ). Given that t ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Isla del Sol

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

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