View over Copacabana

Copacabana, Bolivia

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May 9th 2008
Copacabana, Bolivia Day 37 In order to cross the Peruvian border and to see Lake Titicaca we choose to travel via Copacabana and combine it with a luxury hotel stay to celebrate Thomas' birthday. We spent the morning travelling after which we arrived in Copacabana and the Hotel Rosario de Lago where a true 4 course feast waited for us. Having spent some nights in what can ... read more

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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