Andes and Altiplano

Onto the Altiplano

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September 10th 2007
The journey from Copacabana to La Paz has some interesting aspects of its own. Firstly Copacabana is situated on a small peninsula of Bolivian territory that is completely cut off from the rest of the country by Peru. Looking at the map the day before I had realized this and was intrigued to see how we would get across the southern end of Titicaca without having to recross into Peru. The bus left ... 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