Center park

Santa Cruz, Bolivia

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November 8th 2007
Here's the story in Bolivia. We arrived at 2am in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. With a hostel reservation in hand, we caught a taxi. The adventure began when our driver admitted to having no clue where the hostel was, and we spent close to 40 minutes driving around in circles. Finally, we pulled up to a shady little hole in the wall place....no wonder we missed it. We paid the cabby and rang ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Santa Cruz Department » Santa Cruz

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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