A street in La Paz

Across the Bolivian Border and into La Paz.

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January 14th 2008
Crossing the Bolivian Border was quite an experience. I have never done a boarder crossing before acorss land, so I was not sure what to expect. I did prepare myself for possible harassment and bribery, but as it turns out paperwork and red tape is much, much worse. I´ll take bribery any day over what we went through. We left the Pantanal with 4 other backpackers who were crossing into Bol ... 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