Safe taxi in La Paz

Close call with crime in La Paz

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June 22nd 2008
Whether it was the post Copacabana haze, the guidebook’s assurances that La Paz was ‘muy tranquilo’ in comparison to all other South American cities or just the fact that I had done too much, too quickly over the past week, I did something silly. I hopped in a cab waiting at the bus terminal. In Ecuador, this was safe. In Peru, I knew it wasn’t. It turns out it isn’t in La Paz either. ... 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