Visit To El Tio

During our underground mine tour, we pop in to see El Tio, to offer him coca leaves, alcohol, and cigarrettes to ensure our safe return to the surface.

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Bolivia.....

August 16th 2007
While we waited for the midnight train into Bolivia from Calama (Chile) we noticed the changes already.... women dressed in large skirts, top hats and platted hair.... we sat on the train and the Bolivian women were loading the carriages up full of coke, biscuits etc they were taken home... was all very strange. Travelling at high altitude (approx. 3000m above sea level) meant a freezing cold nig ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

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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