Border Crossing

La Paz

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September 13th 2007
Well, we arrived in La Paz on Tuesday, following a long bus journey through high plains with beautiful views of snowcapped mountains. The border crossing was like something out of a spy movie. You get off the bus and walk over the border, with passport control in grim offices where you´d imagine you could be arrested any minute for breaking some rule you didn´t know about. That said we got throu ... 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