Street markets in La Paz, carnival time in Oruro and "The World's Most Dangerous Road"...
February 21st 2006 We were sad to see the back of Peru, having spent over 6 weeks there, but the time had come to move on. We headed south from Puno by bus to the border with Bolivia, for lunch at Copacabana and then onward to the capital, La Paz. We said goodbye to Rein and Char at Copacabana, they'd decided to stay there for a while and chill out, and I can't say I blame them looking at the beach. Although it's on
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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 
