La Paz Hostel

Flight and first sight La Paz

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March 9th 2006
Getting to Bolivia isn't actually all that hard. We had a big scare that our backpacks might not make it because they were insisting at the gate that we couldn´t bring them on, while we watched half a plane full of people drag on bags 34 times their size. Finally, because the woman finally thought through the fact that taking them now, and trying to send them on through to La Paz was not at all l ... 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