Pachumama and Eddie Furnell

How Not To Leave La Paz

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September 21st 2007
Following our trip into the Amazon we spent another five days and six nights in La Paz. This was longer than expected or wished for but I had to wait a few days to pick up some mail from the post office. As it turned out there are a number of ways to kill time. We stayed in a busy maze of a hostel called El Solario. El Solario was a cool place filled with travellers from all over the world and ... 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