Presidential Guards

Shiny Shoes Anyone ?

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June 28th 2008
I have now worked my way up to La Paz, by way of a rather rickety overnight train from Uyuni to Oruro, and then a 4 hr bus journey into La Paz. The bus journey even had entertainment included - in the form of some sort of mad Bolivian preacher, who spent the entire journey trying to convert us all to some type of religion that could have been anything with my knowledge of Spanish. Once there I ... 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