Shake that booty!

Finally in Bolivia

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October 6th 2007
We finally made it... yes we are in La Paz!! And it´s soooo nice to be out of Lima! Touched down about 4 this morning and got a taxi down into La Paz - It was amazing. La Paz is 4,000m above sea level and the airport is at 4,500m so on the drive down the whole place twinkles with street lights. We would have asked the taxi driver to stop for a piccie, but thought it best to leave him conentrati ... 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