Scaring birds

La Paz

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August 13th 2008
La Paz, the administrative capital of Bolivia. A city at about 3600metres above sea level. Its a very busy place. The have small mini buses where a guy hangs out the side and announces where they are going, the really pack people into these. With some help from Anto and Ciara we had a room booked in the Loki hostel, a great hostel owned by Oscar and friends. As we arrived from overnight bus, wh ... 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